Once the clock strikes 12:00 AM on Wednesday, May 24th, hundreds of local charities will be flooded with donations.
Omaha Gives, a year round giving platform, is hosting a 24 hour online charity donation drive.
The Omaha Community Foundation organizes the event, and President Sara Boyd says it's a great way to get involved in charitable donating. "You don't have to have a lot of money, you don't have to look very far to find access as to how you can participate and it's fun. You can feel like you're a part of something larger than yourself."
Boyd says the goal of the 24 hour event is to inspire the community to come together to give as much as possible to charities in the metro. "What we find is that Omaha Gives has grown to be the seventh largest giving day in the nation. Last year almost 19,000 people gave nearly $9 million in a 24 hour period."
The minimum donation for Omaha Gives is $10, with no maximum donation limit. Prizes and challenge funds help make every donation dollar go further.
With 923 charities involved, Boyd says there is a wide variety of worth non-profits worth donating to. "There's anything from the really large non-profit organizations like a Heartland Family Service to smaller, grassroots organizations like Omaha Girls Rock."
Donations can be made from 12:00 AM Wednesday, May 24th through 12:00 AM Thursday, May 25th through the Omaha Gives website.
For more information, to make a donation or find a list of charities involved visit the Omaha Gives website here.