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Alumni-Run Campaign Raises $10,000 for Collegetown Restaurant Apollo
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Apollo, a Chinese restaurant in Ithaca that had served food for 16 years, is closing.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/fundraising/)
Apollo, a Chinese restaurant in Ithaca that had served food for 16 years, is closing.
“Donald Trump’s presidency has unleashed a form of nuclear energy of fundraising down the ballot,” Israel said. “The best fundraising tool for Democrats down the ballot in the 2020 election cycle has been anti-Trump sentiment.”
Amaya Neely ’21 started her fundraising efforts with a Bingo board on her Instragram story. Now, she has raised over $2,800 in a week for Black Lives Matter organizations.
Marlee Pincus’s ’22 entire world changed after being diagnosed with cancer during her first semester at Cornell. But instead of isolating herself in a hospital room, Pincus decided she will help others with similar conditions through sharing her experiences online and raising money for cancer research.
In a matter of 24 hours on Thursday, the Cornell community and donors around the world raised almost $8 million dollars on Cornell’s fifth annual Giving Day, around $40,000 more than last year. The Department of Athletics and Physical Education was named the top receiver of donations this year, with gifts received totaling $2 million.
Best Buddies is a “nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global movement that creates opportunities for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities,” according to the organization’s Facebook page.
Children’s Joy Foundation volunteers trespassed on campus property and demanded donations from students, sometimes refusing to leave until they paid money.