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The Big Give is an event supporting central Victorian community groups. The Bendigo Advertiser will be profiling several of the registered campaigns each week until the initiative ends with a 24-hour giving day on September 1.
More than 60 causes have registered for a central Victorian online fundraising campaign.
About 20 not-for-profit organisations, sports clubs and community groups have joined the Big Give since it launched with just over 40 campaigns on August 1.
The initiative culminates in a community giving day on September 1.
Causes stand to win a share in a $30,000 prize pool on the day based on funds raised.
Community Foundation for Central Victoria executive officer Ann Lansberry, who is championing the project, outlined the three types of prizes as such:
“First of all there’s category prizes, and there’s $24,000 in the pot for the three different categories,” she said.
“Those are awarded for the people who get the most unique donors overall, over the whole 24 hours.”
Telstra has donated $4000 worth of devices to be awarded as lucky prizes.
“So between certain hours, if you get one donor in that hour, you go in the draw to get a lucky prize,” Ms Lansberry said.
“Lastly, there are power hours.”
Ms Lansberry said there would be two power hours: one sponsored by Beck Legal, the other by Simonds Homes.
“In those, you can win $1000 for having the most donations in those specified hours,” she said.
People have donated about $13,000 to Big Give campaigns since they went live on August 1.
East Loddon P-12 College’s campaign, “It’s DingEE, not dingy”, smashed its $3000 fundraising goal in under a week.
Students from Camp Hill Primary School are hopeful of equally strong support for their campaign, “Water tank for our cubby corner.”
The school hopes to raise $2000 to buy a water tank, which will assist with imaginative play.
Principal Leonie Roberts said existing water sources were too far away from the cubby corner.
She said the cubby corner taught the students “important 21st century living skills”.
In addition to the challenges of constructing a cubby using recycled materials, the students have their own economy.
“They trade things using gumnuts as currency,” Mrs Roberts said.
Many of the rules of trade are determined by the students, although there are some restrictions imposed by teachers.
For instance, Mrs Roberts said plans for a two or three-storey cubby would be denied due to safety concerns.