Do More 24 Delaware to Help Local Nonprofits Raise Money in 24 Hour Fundraiser

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - Do More 24 Delaware will be open for donations Thursday at 6 p.m. through Friday at 6 p.m. There are more than 500 causes to donate to throughout the state. 

is hoping for a wave of donations. $5,000 would pay for 6 months worth of the organic, cancer fighting, antioxidant-filled ingredients the nonprofit uses to prepare and deliver meals to local cancer patients.  "Anyone who donates $25 right off the bat will be entered in our drawing for our cookbook, which has over 25 delicious recipes with very powerful and nutritional ingredients."  A $35 donation will enter the donor in a drawing for a healthy homemade Sweet Potato Carrot Cake with Tahini Butter Cream Icing. A $50 donation gets  a free concert ticket to Jimmie Allen's

for Do More 24 Delaware Friday at 8 p.m. You can search for your cause on the Do More 24 Delaware website and sign up for reminders to donate during the day of giving.  

is hoping to raise at least $8,000 to make a basket for each of its 42 college bound students.  "We're looking to do anywhere from comforters to toiletries to light fixtures to pictures on the wall, anything that would make students feel at home at college," says Program Manager Melody Duverger. 

is hoping to raise at least $10,000 towards a new run-in shed. That will provide shelter for the horses outside during inclement weather, which will improve their quality of life and in turn the lessons the four-legged therapists provide. "We offer a very unique program in our community that is for individuals with special needs and we provide horseback riding lessons, which helps them both physically and emotionally in several ways," says Program Director Kelly Boyer.  SDTR is matching donations up to $3,000. Do More 24 Delaware is matching donations for every organization that raises $5 or more. The amount they receive depends on their percentage of total donations out of all of the causes.    Do More 24 Delaware will live stream on Facebook and YouTube throughout the duration of the fundraiser. Nonprofits and other leaders will be a part of it.