After a third straight year of shattering community giving day records, North Texas Giving Day returns for its seventh year on September 17, 2015 with more than 2,000 nonprofits, $2.2 million in bonus funds and prizes, and new twists on Donation Station events.

Denton Giving Day nonprofit, Camp Summit, Inc., characterized the impact North Texas Giving Day can have on local organizations. “North Texas Giving Day has been a wonderful way for Camp Summit to gain exposure in the community and raise funds that help support our programs for children, adults and seniors with disabilities,” said Carla Weiland, CEO.  “We participated since it began in 2009, and have watched the amount we raise grow from $17,000 the first year to just over $70,000 in 2014.  It is amazing to see the momentum build around this one day and watch as the whole community comes together to support all the great services in the North Texas area.”

Donations $25 - $50,000 made 6 a.m. to midnight on Giving Day to nonprofits listed on www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org will be amplified by $2.2 million in bonus funds and prizes. A full list of prizes can be found at www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org under “Rules/Prizes.”

“North Texas Giving Day is a day of celebration here in North Texas. Certainly it is for the nonprofits, some of whose years are made in a single day from the generosity of tens of thousands of donors,” said Brent Christopher, president and CEO, Communities Foundation of Texas and North Texas Giving Day founder. “And the cheer and goodwill extend to the community, too. From friends donating over coffee or at concerts to strangers donating while in line at donation station food trucks, everyone gets swept up in this tremendous drive to give back. We can’t wait to see what unfolds this year.”

Other participating Denton nonprofits include 4paws2love, Liberty Christian School, Denton Bach Society, Studio B Performing Arts, and Cook Children's Health Foundation.

Event Details:

5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – The Denton County Donation Station event at Denton Square on the Courthouse Green (110 West Hickory, Denton, TX 76201) will feature live music, prizes for attendees, nonprofit booths, and activities for children.  

For the latest information, go to the “Events” tab on www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org.

This year’s bonus funds and prizes have been contributed by Amon G. Carter Foundation, Anonymous donor, Arlington Tomorrow Foundation, Bank of America, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), Community Foundation of North Texas, Cooper Institute Give for Good Campaign, The Dallas Foundation, Dallas Women’s Foundation, Michelle and Houston Hall Fund at CFT, Hunt Cares Campaign, The Meadows Foundation, The Miles Foundation, The Morris Foundation, Granville C. and Gladys H. Morton Fund of CFT, Neiman Marcus, Rees-Jones Foundation, Reunion Tower, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Tracy and Brian Rinehart Fund of CFT, Rinker Remnants Fund of CFT, Annadele H. Ross Fund of CFT, Harold Simmons Foundation, The Swan Smith Family Fund of CFT, Mike and Mary Terry Family Foundation, Trinbrook Fund, and Vector Systems. 

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