This just in: After a day and night of Obamacare-style tech glitches beyond its command, the “Great Give” is back up and running for day two — and we’re broadcasting it all live at the 36-hour WNHH radiothon to make up for lost time.
Click on the video to watch it all live.
Over 400 not-for-profit organizations have been soliciting donations and competing for prizes in the event since 8 a.m. Tuesday. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, who organizes the event, aims to raise $1.5 million for the groups and award $190,000 in prizes.
But tech glitches temporarily slowed down and even shut down the giving operation on Tuesday, part of a national failure by a company handling the computer end of these drives being held in 54 separate cities. Hundreds of people were thwarted trying to give money.
Tuesday night the Foundation got its donation forms back up. It worked all night on other problems with the donation site. By 8 a.m., it decided to keep the event going — and is extending it through noon Thursday. Stay tuned for announcements about revised prizes.
Please donate to WNHH radio here. Please donate to many other groups, too, at the “Great Give” website here.
Meanwhile, WNHH radio is holding a 36-hour live radiothon/webathon. Group are coming in to sing for their supper: They’re having a great time singing songs or acting out scripted scenes or reading poems. Then they’re telling us about all the good work they’re up to. You can watch it by clicking on the above video. You can listen at 103.5 FM or online here.
Chabaso Bakery/Atticus Cafe is sponsoring the webathon.
Tuesday
8 a.m. Will Ginsberg/ Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
8:30 a.m. Sarah Foundation
9 a.m. Neighborhood Housing Services
9:30 a.m. R Kids
10 a.m. Orchard House
10:30 a.m. Animal Shelter
11 a.m. Circle of Care
11:30 a.m. Arts Council Nichole René
Noon Shoreline Village
12:30 p.m.108 Monkeys
1 p.m. New Haven Reads
1:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
2 p.m. WNPR’s John Dankosky
2:30 p.m. Circle of Care
3 p.m. Square Foot Theater Company
3:30 p.m. Starfish Girl Anitstalking Campaign
4 p.m. Elm Shakespeare Company
4:30 p.m. New Haven Symphony
5 p.m. Squash Haven
5:15 Happy Hour report (From Christy’s)
5:30 p.m. Junta for Progressive Action
6 p.m. Solar Youth
6:30 p.m. Neighborhood Music School
7 p.m. Best Video
7:30 p.m. Arts & Ideas
8 p.m. Site Projects
8:30 p.m. I’m Possible Project
9 p.m. Institute Library
Overnight
Pajama party with Brian Slattery & Babz Rawls-Ivy!
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. Fellowship Place
9 a.m. Koah USA
9:15 a.m. Fit Haven
9:30 a.m. Christian Community Action
10 a.m. Boys & Girls Club
10:30 a.m. Mary Lou Pursell Nursing Scholarship Fund
11 a.m. Stephanie Chung/ Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
11:30 a.m. Beth El Center (Milford shelter)
Noon CT Experiential Learning Center
12:30 p.m. Elm City Internationals
1 p.m. Animal Haven
1:30 p.m. NH Farms Bruce Ditman
2 p.m. Columbus House
4 p.m. LEAP
4:30 New Haven Scholarship Fund
5 p.m. Hope After Loss
5:30 p.m. Land Trust
6:30 p.m. Music Haven
8 p.m. Sleep!
