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Catholic Charities, Fund For the Faith 2025 Appeal Goal is $8.5 Million

January 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund for the Faith have launched the 2025 Appeal with a goal of raising $8.5 million. Appeal 2025 vice chair Daniel Mecca said, "While some sectors of our economy are doing well, there are too many on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Daniel Mecca, Fund for the Faith, St. Vincent de Paul

Catholic Charities Appeal Raises $8 Million, Falls Short of Goal

July 11, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund for the Faith announced the annual Appeal raised just over $8 million this year. This is short of the agency's $9.5 million goal. The appeal launched in January and concluded on June 30. Catholic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Steve Schumer

Catholic Charities’ HOPE Day Of Giving Today

May 15, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Today is HOPE Day, the annual 24-hour match challenge day of giving to benefit Catholic Charities' 2024 Appeal. The first $61,000 raised will be matched dollar-for-dollar from donors including Uniland Development, Catholic Health, and OneBridge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Catholic Health, HOPE Day, OneBridge Benefits, Uniland Development

Catholic Charities of Buffalo Launches Appeal 2024 With $9.5 Million Goal

January 18, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo has launched its Annual Appeal for 2024. Their goal this year is to raise $9.5 million by June 30. This is the organization's 100th appeal with the first one launched in 1924 with a goal of $262,116. It was met and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Kevin Gannon

Catholic Charities Just Shy Of $9.5 Million Appeal Goal

July 24, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo raised 96% of its goal for its annual Appeal. The organization had a $9.5 million goal and was able to raise $9,124,024 in donations. The annual Appeal helps fund 57 programs and services administered by Catholic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal

Catholic Charities Launches 2023 Appeal with $9.5 Million Goal

January 9, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo has launched its 2023 Appeal with a goal of raising $9.5 million by June 30th. This year marks the 100th year of Catholic Charities serving Western New York and the 99th year for the annual Appeal. The annual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Nelson Baker, Steve Schumer

Catholic Charities Meets 2022 Appeal Goal

July 5, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo has announced they have met their 2022 Appeal goal. The Fund for the Faith achieved its $9.5 million goal with a total of $9,562,329.69 in cash and pledges. The annual Appeal helps fund 57 programs and services … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal

Catholic Charities’ Appeal Reaches $5 Million Mark

March 18, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Catholic Charities of Buffalo's Annual Appeal has reached the $5 million mark. Appeal officials announced the annual campaign has raised $5,115,517 which is 53.8% of the $9.5 million goal. The annual Appeal, which continues through the end of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal

Annual Catholic Charities Appeal is Underway

February 14, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Catholic Charities annual Appeal is underway. Chautauqua County District Director Melanie Ricketts said this year's goal is $9.5 million dollars, "And in Chautauqua County alone last year, we impacted 11,228 individuals and families. I'm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Melanie Ricketts

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Catholic Charities – February 10, 2022

February 11, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with Catholic Charities Chautauqua County District Director Melanie Ricketts about the organization's annual Appeal as well as services offered.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Appeal, Melanie Ricketts

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