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Some charitable groups seeing an increase in donations this year

Goodwill, United Way and Kids in Need have gotten more.

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By Alex Stuckey, Staff Writer 10:20 PM Wednesday, December 29, 2010

DAYTON — While other charitable organizations must deal with falling holiday donations, local Goodwill stores are enjoying a 10 percent jump in contributions.

The increase is important because need has increased as well, said spokeswoman Kim Bramlage.

“We need to keep the stores full of items so people can get the bargains they are looking for,” she added.

Bramlage attributes the rise to increased advertising, word of mouth and the additional two stores added to the area this year, she said.

Another local charity gathering more donations this year is the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area, which partners with 75 different agencies in Montgomery, Greene and Preble counties, said Allen Elijah, president and CEO of the United Way.

United Way’s holiday season runs from Sept. 10 through February, Elijah said, To date, the organization has received about $5.5 million in donations, about $500,000 ahead of where it was in 2009. But it still hasn’t reached its  $9 million goal.

“(Our success in raising money) comes from the timing of our campaign,” Elijah said. United Way started its campaign later this year.

Holiday donations to the Kids in Need Foundation, a national foundation based in Dayton that provides free school supplies to teachers from low-income schools, rose about 53 percent this year to $29,000 from 2009, said Penny Hawk, managing director of the foundation.

“We’ve made great strides to make people aware of our program and what it does for the community,” Hawk said.

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