{"id":11106,"date":"2025-05-29T09:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=11106"},"modified":"2025-05-29T09:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:56:16","slug":"effingham-county-fish-fund-drive","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/11106-effingham-county-fish-fund-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham County FISH Fund Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>On June 1, Effingham County FISH celebrated 55 years of serving Effingham County residents.\u00a0 In 2020, FISH planned to raise $50,000 for 50 years, however Covid had other plans.\u00a0 Therefore, in 2025, FISH is striving to raise $55,000 for 55 years.<\/p>\n<p>FISH is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, whose mission is to elevate the quality of life for those among us in need in Effingham County.<\/p>\n<p>FISH offers many services for Effingham County Residents:\u00a0 Emergency Services (help with utilities, food, housing, medicine, etc.), Clothes Closet, Community Holiday Dinners (Thanksgiving and Christmas), FISH Christmas Store for Seniors and Disabled, FISH and Catholic Charities Christmas Store for Families with Children, School Supplies, and Transportation to Medical Appointments within a 120-mile radius of Effingham.<\/p>\n<p>Like every other organization, FISH is experiencing higher costs on everything.\u00a0 Therefore, a dollar does not go as far as it used to, plus they&#8217;re serving a higher number of people.<\/p>\n<p>FISH is requesting your help in raising the $55,000 by giving a donation to the organization.\u00a0 Your gift may be sent to:\u00a0 Effingham County FISH, PO Box 473, Effingham, lL\u00a0 62401, or by using the PayPal QR code below.\u00a0 No gift is too small, every dollar counts.\u00a0 FISH is a 501(c)3 organization, so every gift is tax deductible.<\/p>\n<p>*if using the QR code and needing a written tax deduction statement, please include a &#8220;shipping address&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For questions, email to:\u00a0 ECFISHHUMANSERVICES@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11107 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FISH-QR-850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FISH-QR-850.jpg 838w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FISH-QR-850-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FISH-QR-850-768x779.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 1, Effingham County FISH celebrated 55 years of serving Effingham County residents.\u00a0 In 2020, FISH planned to raise $50,000 for 50 years, however Covid had other plans.\u00a0 Therefore, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[40],"class_list":["post-11106","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community-calendar","cat_community-calendar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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