Fundraising for the 112th annual Cheer Certificate campaign is climbing toward its goal.
As of Friday, the fundraising drive reached $11,658.57.
This year’s goal is to raise $20,000 to help local families in need during the holiday season.
The Cheer Certificate program is a collaboration between the Crawfordsville High School Sunshine Society and the local chapter of Tri Kappa sorority. The groups solicit financial donations from community members and then award those funds to local families in the form of cheer certificates.
These certificates may be redeemed for grocery items at Kroger in Crawfordsville. Certificates range in value according to family size.
Anyone wishing to donate to the Cheer Certificate fund should complete a donation form, which is published regularly in the Journal Review and also can be found online at www.journalreview.com. Donations may be made in honor of or in memory of family or friends, or donations may be made anonymously. Donor names will be printed regularly in the newspaper.
Donations should be mailed to the Sunshine Society, P.O. Box 243, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Be sure to write “CHS” in the “Pay to the Order Of” line on the check.
All donations remain in the community. Donations are accepted through mid-January and the final day to redeem the certificates is Jan. 31.
Krystal Rogers, co-sponsor of the Sunshine Society, said organizers are excited for the response and gratitude shown by the community. The group received its first thank you from a cheer certificate recipient this past week.
“Many donors have sent in thanks,” she said. “We could not do this program without them.”
Recent donations to the Sunshine Society include: $200 American Legion Post 72 Auxiliary in memory of veterans; $5 anonymous in memory of loved ones; $50 in memory of Jim Spencer from loving wife, Sue; $50 Gloria Horney in memory of Robert; $200 anonymous; Ron and Kathy Whipple in memory of our parents and brother; $250 United Women in Faith; $50 anonymous in memory of loved ones; $50 anonymous in memory of Bonnie Bond, Terry Krout and James Van Dorn; $100 anonymous; $50 anonymous in memory of Lewis and Edith Goshorn; $25 Donna Kahle in memory of loved ones: and $150 John and Jill Capper.
