COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – This year’s Power of the Purse raised a record amount of money. Organizers have announced that $58,623 was raised after all of their expenses were paid.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this years event was held in person at the Dearth Community Center for the first time in two years.
It was also streamed live on the Power of the Purse’s Facebook page.
The Power of the Purse is always well attended and numerous local businesses get involved as sponsors.
Organizers posted a survey last summer which asked respondents which date would you most likely attend in 2022 and if they wanted a sit down or drive through event.
The date of March 5 was chosen by a nearly two-to-one margin while 57 percent preferred a sit down event rather than Power of the Purse being hybrid or drive through.
The money raised goes to the Branch County United Way’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
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