4/25/17 East Texas Giving Day by Chelsea Purgahn
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Bruce Bennett with the East Texas Veterans Memorial sits during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kyle Penney, president of East Texas Communities Foundation, speaks during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. East Texas Communities Foundation is a nonprofit corporation serving 32 counties in East Texas. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Mayor Martin Heines speaks during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jackie Cannon, executive director of Champions for Children, speaks during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Ladies wearing poodle skirts set up microphones during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dulcinea Coss, 11, performs during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media.The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Nonprofit organizations sit at booths under tents during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Photographs sit on display at the Make-A-Wish Foundation booth during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Cumberland Academy cheerleaders perform during East Texas Giving Day at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. East Texas Giving Day is designed to make the most of social media by getting donors to share the fact that they made a donation with their friends and followers on social media. The hope is for those shares to inspire interest and potentially more donations. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)