Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A one day fundraising blitz known as "Hope Day" for Catholic Charities was launched on Friday.
This year it's called Hope Day. The theme of the campaign is "help your neighbor find hope".
Donations, up to nearly $150,000, will be doubled through midnight Friday.
Hope Day in the @ccbuffalo campaign. Chair John Daly says every donation will be matched dollar for dollar. https://t.co/licTFjG6pQ or call 716-218-1400 pic.twitter.com/60DMSTfRmZ
— WBEN NewsRadio 930AM (@NewsRadio930)
May 17, 2019 Daly assures donors that Catholic Charities is a not-for-profit organization that is separate from the Catholic Diocese. "All of the funds collected go to the programs funded by Catholic Charities. There is no association with the Diocese and the sex abuse scandal. "I want everyone to know that your gift will do a lot of good".
Last year Catholic Charities helped 153,000 people in Western New York and the need is there again this year.
The deadline for the campaign is the end of June. As of Friday morning the campaign was just shy of 8 million dollars. "We think we're going to make the goal," said Daly. "And we'll keep trying until we do".
Donate HERE to Catholic Charities HOPE Day. Or call 716-218-1400.
