#GivingTuesday Illustrates Generosity of MCS Community
By Angela Johnson Meadows, Communications Director
Friday, December 1, 2017
Manhattan Country School had another successful #GivingTuesday, thanks to the generosity of members of the MCS community. In our third year participating in this global day of giving, we raised $68,000 through Facebook and our online giving page (surpassing our goal of $60,000); checks from those who participated by mail are still coming in.
#GivingTuesday by the Numbers
- Amount Raised: $82,378*
- Number of Gifts: 315*
- Percent of Gifts from Current MCS Parents: 30%*
- Amount Raised on Facebook: $17,000
- Number of People Who Created a Facebook Fundraiser: 8
*Number at time of publication; there may be additional checks in the mail.
We’d like to acknowledge those who supported our #GivingTuesday effort by creating their own Facebook Fundraisers:
- Maryam Ashraf
- Suzy Burgarelli
- Leslie Cain
- Laleña Garcia
- Erika A. Gibson ’86
- Shannon McCampbell
- Sharon Phillips
- Erikka Ramkishun
Thank you to everyone who joined the #GivingTuesday movement and made a contribution.