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Area Non-Profits Richer Thanks to Give Ozarks Day

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Give Ozarks Day Tuesday raised $1,041,456.73.  The one-day online event was a fundraiser for non-profit partners of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. 

According to CFO, Give Ozarks helped 225 non-profits, funding projects, endowments and operational needs across southern Missouri.

The organization that raised the most money—nearly $34,000--was the H.A.Y. Foundation in Nixa.  That organization works to provide a positive impact on local at-risk youth through equine and equine-related activities.  Others in the top ten list of most money raised are The Arc of the Ozarks, Isabel’s House, Lockwood Good Shepherd, Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield Ballet, Ozarks Food Harvest, Care to Learn, Springfield Community  Gardens and Community Partnership of the Ozarks.

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.