03.04.2013 - Record number of PFD recipients gave to charities this year
More than 26,000 people pledged $2.4 million this year from their permanent fund dividends to Alaska non-profits through the Pick. Click. Give program -- a new record, the agency announced Tuesday. The program allows recipients to donate a portion of their permanent fund check to qualifying charities. Total contributions were up 10 percent from last year, and about 3,000 more people participated in the program than in 2012, the agency said in an announcement. Overall, about 4.7 percent of online PFD applicants this year participated in the program. The deadline for applying was Saturday...............................................Full Article: Source
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