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Tremont sets Giving Tuesday record

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont received more than $72,000 in donations during Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29, surpassing the organization’s previous Giving Tuesday record by nearly $20,000. 

“We are honored and humbled by the response from our community,” said President & CEO Catey McClary. “These gifts affirm that the work we do each day makes a difference in people’s lives. When we see both $10 and $10,000 donations coming in together, it shows us that we are reaching a wide network of supporters, and that matters to us.”

A gift of $25,000 in matching funds helped Tremont reach its Giving Tuesday total, with annual donors encouraged to make their gifts on that date to leverage the matches and drive momentum. More than 110 people gave Nov. 29, with donations ranging from $5 to $10,000. 

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