Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell says the college achieved its goal of exceeding the numbers from last year’s Giving Day.
“Giving Day 2026 was a huge success,” Angell said. “We raised over $33,000 from 160 donors, which is up 5.9 percent over last year.”
ECTC’s Giving Day activities took place the same day other Kentucky Community and Technical College System schools conducted fundraising efforts, with the KCTCS reporting more than $375,000 was donated by 1,389 donors, including 289 first time donors.
Angell said after ECTC hosted their first Employee Giving Day last year, this year the college wanted to put together an event to help students “create a culture of philanthropy.”
“We held an event, and many of our students gave what they could financially, but that really wasn’t our main goal because philanthropy is about more than just giving money,” Angell said. “It’s about giving your time and talents, your resources to improve your community, and we offered simple ways for our students to use their time and talents to say thank you to faculty and staff on campus. We had a great time celebrating with them.”
Giving Day 2026 may have come and gone, but community members looking to support ECTC students can still donate on ECTC’s website. Community members can also volunteer at ECTC through Family Scholar House. Visit the ECTC website for more information.
