Schuylkill United Way has received an additional $26,000 from its 2016 fundraising campaign, officials said Monday.
Director of Community Relations Michelle Halabura said that an additional employee campaign resulted in the extra $26,000 coming in Thursday, boosting the total raised to $1,053,000.
That total represents the third-highest amount of money raised in a Schuylkill United Way campaign, according to Halabura.
Penn State Schuylkill Chancellor Kelly Austin chaired the 2016 campaign, which started Sept. 11 and had the slogan “Build a Better Tomorrow.” The fundraising goal for the campaign was $1,016,000.
The Tamaqua Area segment of the campaign, which was chaired by Denise Ressler of Branch Banking & Trust, raised $149,000, well beyond its goal of $116,000.
Money raised in the campaign will go to Schuylkill United Way’s 15 member human services agencies that serve thousands of people across the county.
The total of $1,053,000 is $24,000 less than the highest total ever collected by Schuylkill United Way, the $1,077,000 raised during the 2013 campaign chaired by Kris Verba of the Wegmans distribution center in Highridge. Patrick Kane of ETA benefits chaired the 2012 campaign, which collected the second-highest total of $1,063,000.