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iGiveCatholic raises over $800,000
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raises over $800,000 in diocese
By JANET MARCEL
The Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana recently hosted its 6th annual #iGiveCatholic campaign, a 24-hour online giving challenge that celebrates the work of Catholic church parishes, ministries, schools and other charitable organizations within the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.
With 1,412 donors, $842,980 was raised for the local community, reports Amy Ponson, executive director of the Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana. The Diocese of HoumaThibodaux raised the second-highest figure of all Louisiana dioceses, and was ranked seventh nationally.
Bishop Shelton J. Fabre expresses his heartfelt gratitude to the people of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux for the success of #iGiveCatholic. “Thank you to those who prayed for the success of the campaign and for those who were able to financially give. Even with everything we’ve been through this year, for us to raise over $800,000 is quite impressive, and I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart.”
Within the diocese, $189,078 was raised for Catholic Charities, a figure which topped the list locally and ranked eighth nationally. Their campaign targeted the support of their mission, focusing on their four service pillars: Feeding, clothing, sheltering and comforting.
The top three ministries who engaged the most families were St. Francis de Sales Cathedral School in Houma, St. Genevieve Catholic School in Thibodaux, and St. Mary’s Nativity School in Raceland.
“The Catholic Foundation is proud to host #iGiveCatholic each year for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. The #iGiveCatholic campaign gives church parishes, schools and nonprofits the ability to engage the community together as one to give back to the ministries that they are so passionate about. While we hope to raise enough funds to accomplish the project each ministry is seeking, our main focus each year is to build community. We want to engage individuals and families together to pray for and gift what they can,” says Ponson.
This year the average gift was $250 to the campaign.
“This year we were blown away that more than 1,400 families helped give big and give Catholic! There simply are not enough words to express our gratitude for all who prayed for and made this year such a success even through the most difficult circumstances we could have imagined with Hurricane Ida. I say it often and I will say it again, never underestimate the people of the bayou and this diocese,” Ponson adds.
Nationally, over $16.5 million was raised for 1,620 ministries this week – making this the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date. #iGiveCatholic is held each year in conjunction with #GivingTuesday, which is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday; #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.
For more information about #iGiveCatholic or to view the full list of results visit https://houmathibodaux.igivecatholic.org or catholicfoundationsl.org or call (985) 850-3116. BC
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