From staff reports
The Catholic community in northwest Pennsylvania united in a day of generosity Dec. 1 through the #iGiveCatholic day of giving.
A total of 1,389 individuals donated $243,498 in support of 111 Catholic organizations throughout the 13-county Diocese of Erie.
With the theme Give Catholic on Giving Tuesday, #iGiveCatholic is an annual 24-hour online event uniting Catholics across the nation to raise as many charitable dollars as possible for Catholic parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries.
Sister Tina Geiger, RSM, and Sister Marian Wehler, OSB, serve 16 parishes and missions through Catholic Rural Ministry, and the funds raised during #iGiveCatholic will help support their outreach mission throughout the Oil City region.
Lisa Louis, executive director of the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania, said, “The response to #iGiveCatholic in 2020 is uplifting for all of us near the end of a very difficult year. The Catholic spirit and generosity in our region are humbling and inspiring.”
The foundation is governed by a board of directors comprised of Catholic lay men and women from throughout the diocese.
