Press Release – CEDARVILLE, OHIO – The national, grassroots initiative #GivingTuesday was created in 2012 to encourage charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday season. Since then, billions of dollars have been given online to nonprofit organizations in the United States as part of #GivingTuesday.
On #GivingTuesday at Cedarville University, a Baptist university with 4,380 students, saw 329 donors contribute $1,065,866 to the university through its #GivingTuesday campaign. The largest #GivingTuesday amount prior to this year’s total came in 2018 when Cedarville raised $150,000 from 221 donors.
The university celebrated this day of giving with its first-ever Christmas tree lighting ceremony, held at the Stevens Student Center Lakeside Plaza. Hundreds of faculty, staff, students and friends of the university participated in the holiday festivities.
“The Lord was gracious to us on #GivingTuesday, as generous supporters invested in our students and our mission,” said Dr. Thomas White,…