# Christmas Double Matched Day sees 10 local charities raise over £155K in 24 hours

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/12/21/christmas-double-matched-day-sees-10-local-charities-raise-over-155k-in-24-hours/
- Published: 2020-12-21T09:15:16+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Greenham Trust’s Double Matched Day, hosted on The Good Exchange platform on 11
December, saw every pound up to £5,000 donated to 10 local charities that were double
match funded by Greenham Trust.**

 

On [Double Matched Day](https://thegoodexchange.com/christmas-double/), which was
[announced back in September](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/09/25/charities-invited-to-participate-greenham-trusts-christmas-double-matched-day/),
each £1 given by the public became £3, meaning that each charity raising £5,000 
from donations received £15,000.

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With 669 total donations received on the day, 8 of the 10 finalists ([Berkshire Maestros](https://app.thegoodexchange.com/applicants/1149/berkshire-maestros),
Bradfield Village Hall, [FairClose Centre Age Concern](https://app.thegoodexchange.com/applicants/1474/fair-close-centre-age-concern-newbury-district),
Greenham Control Tower, Pamber Heath Memorial Hall, Sebastian’s Action Trust, Swings&
Smiles, Time to Talk West Berkshire, Young people & Children First) surpassed their
£5,000 public donations target, receiving the £10,000 boost from Greenham Trust.

 

Greenham Control Tower came close needing only a further £160 and Recovery in Mind
significantly exceeded the amount they had expected to raise on the day.

 

The donations reached £155,374.03 in total, broken down as follows:

 

 * Total amount donated – £56,537.29
 * Match funding from Greenham Trust £93,527.32
 * Gift Aid on donations £5,309.42

 

Josie Reed, Trustee of Fairclose Centre, said:

 

> “We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome. I wondered whether we would make
> it to the £15,000 mark but to get to nearly £18,000 is really fantastic. We can
> now concentrate on providing our services without the constant worry of whether
> or not we are exceeding our budget and in danger of running out of cash.”

 

Tammy Willsher, Charity Service Manager, Time to Talk West Berkshire added:

 

> “Being part of this day has not only raised funds for us but will have helped 
> to raise further awareness of our service. It has also pushed the charity to produce
> our first ever newsletter and the young ambassador video which I am extremely 
> proud of.”

 

Chris Boulton, CEO of [Greenham Trust](https://greenhamtrust.com/) and The Good 
Exchange, commented:

 

> “We know how difficult it has been for charitable organisations across the world
> to run fundraising activities during the current Covid restrictions and we were
> absolutely overwhelmed by the imagination, ingenuity and enthusiasm from our 10
> charitable finalists both before and during Christmas Double Matched Day.”
> “Offering match funding through our online platform, The Good Exchange, to help
> local charities and community groups raise funds through supporter and community
> engagement is a fundamental part of what we do at Greenham Trust and we look forward
> to continuing to work in partnership with the local community going forwards into
> 2021.”

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