Big Day of Giving raises millions for Sacramento regional nonprofits
KCRA 3
[{'start': '0.867', 'end': '4.604', 'text': "COMMUTE, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.  IT IS THE ANNUAL BIG DAY OF  GIVING DAY TODAY.  IT'S UNDERWAY IN THIS 24 HOUR  FUNDRAISER IS REALLY A CRITICAL  PUSH FOR MANY OF OUR NONPROFITS  IN THIS IN THIS AREA.  YEAH, THIS YEAR IS ESPECIALLY  CRITICAL TIME BECAUSE SOME  NONPROFITS ARE FACING CUTS TO  THEIR FEDERAL FUNDING.  KCRA 3'S LEE ANNE DENYER IS LIVE  WITH HOW THE DONATIONS ARE GOING  SO FAR.  ALL RIGHT.  WELL, THE TEAM JUST CELEBRATED A  PRETTY EXCITING MILESTONE AND  YOU CAN SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.  THEY JUST PASSED $9 MILLION.  AND AS YOU CAN HEAR FOR  YOURSELF, THEY ARE VERY, VERY,  VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.  AND SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD  TODAY FROM ORGANIZATIONS, BIG  AND SMALL, IS THAT EVERY  DONATION THAT COMES IN REALLY  ALLOWS THEM TO DO WHAT THEY DO  BEST.  RIGHT HERE IS BOB, ADRIAN,  GEORGE ROOTS FOR THE UNDERDOG.  YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY, EASIER TO  RAISE MONEY FOR BIGGER ANIMALS  LIKE TIGERS AND LIONS, BUT THEY  NEED LOVE TOO.  YOU KNOW, SNAKES.  THEY'RE ALL AROUND US IN OURUR  NATURAL WORLD.  SO YEAH, I JUST I WANT TO  PROTECT THEM HERE.  GEORGE IS A SNAKE EDUCATOR WITH  THE SACRAMENTO ORGANIZATION.  SAVE THE SNAKE.  BOB THE ROSY BOA IS AN  AMBASSADOR FOR THE GROUP.  A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE JUST NEED  TO MEET THE ANIMAL TO KIND OF  NOT BE AS SCARED OF THEM.  SAVE THE SNAKES IS ONE OF  HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS  RAISING MONEY THIS BIG DAY OF  GIVING.  WELL, THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR  HERE AND WE ARE HOPING TO EXPAND  OUR PROJECTS.  THE GRANTS WE GIVE OUT ARE  USUALLY BETWEEN $502,000.  AND SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO  INCREASE OUR IMPACT THIS YEAR.  HEY, BIG DAY OF GIVING IS A 24  HOUR PUSH TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS  ACROSS THE REGION IN EL DORADO,  PLACER, YOLO AND SACRAMENTO  COUNTIES.  MANY NONPROFITS HAVE LET US KNOW  THAT IT'S VERY CHALLENGING  TIMES.  EITHER THEY PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED  SOME FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING,  AND THAT HAS BEEN CUT, OR  THEY'RE RECEIVING REQUESTS  BECAUSE OF INCREASED NEED.  SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT  INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY CAN STEP  UP AND HELP FILL THOSE GAPS.  AND SACRAMENTO HAS RAISING  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALREADY.  I THINK SACRAMENTO IS A VERY,  VERY GENEROUS PLACE TO LIVE.  WE ALL LIVE BEING WHERE THE  NONPROFITS MAKE IT A SAFER,  HEALTHIER, HAPPIER PLACE TO BE A  PART OF.  AND I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE  DOLLARS THAT COME IN ON A SINGLE  DAY, YOU HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN  WHERE YOU LIVE.  AND I THINK EVERYONE WHO'S PART  OF BIG DAY OF GIVING REALLY HAS  SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.  PERFECT.  AND TODAY REALLY HAS FELT LIKE A  CELEBRATION.  THE TEAM HERE IS GOING TO BE  HERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT, SO THEY DO  STILL HAVE SOME HOURS TO GO.  AND WHILE THERE'S NOT A SET GOAL  PER SE, THE HOPE IS THAT THEY DO  SURPASS LAST YEAR'S FUNDRAISING  OF $13.2 MILLION.  WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT AND  SEE IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT  IN SACRAMENTO LEE ANNE DENYER  KCRA THREE NEWS.  ALL RIGHT, LEANNE, THANK YOU.  AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE,  GO TO BIG DAY OF GIVING.ORG AND  FIND A CAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT IN  THE COMM"}]