Donations of 619 gifts toward local nonprofits in the Frankfort community totaled $52,900 Tuesday during the annual Giving Day, plus any mail-in contributions. $24,000 in matching funds will be applied, bringing the grand total to well over $75,000, topping last year’s number which was nearly $75,000.
The Frankfort Development Trust grade school restoration project topped donations, with $6,785, while the scout troop and Frankfort Wildcat Boosters each raised more than $5,000. Tops in number of contributions were the Wildcat Boosters with 80, and the school restoration project with 48. The leaderboard is posted on the organization website, frankfortgives.org.
