Jamestown  (CSi)   North Dakota’s Giving Hearts Day match,  ended at midnight Thursday, and a major donation hopes to spark unprecedented giving in Jamestown.

A  woman walked into the Jamestown Salvation Army’s Worship and Service Center and donated $15,000. Her hope is that it would inspire others to give on Giving Hearts Day.

Jamestown Salvation Army administrator, Major Tim Nauta says, “It’s such a generous gift, it surprised all of us.

Her gift increased the matching opportunity for the Jamestown Salvation Army from $4,000 to $19,000, but donations can only be received Thursday at impactgiveback.org.

Your donation of $10 or more will only be matched Thursday on Giving Hearts Day, February 9, 2017.

Last year in Jamestown a total of $5,402 was raised on Giving Hearts Day, all of it was matched and so far this year only $2,000 has been raised (as of 1 p.m. Thursday.)

So what moved the woman to donate?

This video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9qJWdrgTvY

She also said the need is so great and she wants to make sure whoever gives more than $10 to the Jamestown Salvation Army, they’ll know their donation is matched. Thanks to her, $10 becomes $20, $20 becomes $40 and $150 becomes $300.

The Salvation Army Northern Division has been serving Minnesota and North Dakota communities since 1886. Today the Northern Division serves in all 140 counties of both states, providing food, shelter, clothing, youth programs and other critical services to more than 480,000 people per year. To volunteer with The Salvation Army or make a donation, call toll free at 800-SAL-ARMY (800-725-2769). Find us on social media at Facebook.com/SalvationArmyNorth and Twitter at @salarmynorth.

 

CHI Mercy Health Foundation reports that at mid afternoon Thursday over $8,200 had been raised at that point.

$10,800 dollars had been raised at that point for the Valley City State University Foundation.

As of mid afternoon Thursday Giving Hearts Day had raised over $5.1 million for over 360 different charities in North Dakota.