{"id":71542,"date":"2025-12-04T20:52:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/71542\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:52:05","slug":"st-petes-big-give-exceeds-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/71542\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete\u2019s Big Give exceeds expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time ever, members of 100 Good Guys and 100 Women Who Care St. Petersburg hosted an event together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There was no day more fitting than Giving Tuesday \u2013 which is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

St. Pete\u2019s Big Give, held at the Palladium Theater, allowed both organizations to collectively raise more than $50,000. This \u201cexceeded our goals,\u201d said 100 Good Guys co-founder Joseph \u201cJP\u201d Papich.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was only a matter of time for the partnership. The women\u2019s organization was the catalyst that led to the creation<\/a> of 100 Good Guys in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both have the same format. At each event the organizations host, each member donates $100. Three nonprofits then pitch their missions and members vote to determine how much money each receives. One will be given a majority of the funds and earn the Impact Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The two organizations combined have raised over $600,000 prior to the St. Pete\u2019s Big Give event. \u201cWe get to have a bigger impact, support more nonprofits and provide more funding to touch lives by coming together,\u201d Papich explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The three nonprofits that presented were the Pineapple Projects, Mindful Movement Florida and Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Pineapple Projects,<\/a> which received the Impact Award and $25,000, provides home interior and essential items to individuals and families who are experiencing hardships in Pinellas County.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mindful Movement Florida<\/a> develops youth and adult programs, such as yoga classes and meditation sessions, to encourage mental wellbeing, emotional growth and resilience. The organization received $15,000.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg<\/a>, which was given $10,000, offers programs to help young people thrive in academics, make healthy lifestyle choices and prepare for future careers. The central goal is to support at-risk youth so that they can become productive adults, according to the organization\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think when we team up with the women, it\u2019s particularly powerful because we then raise awareness so that people know that there\u2019s always a place to go and it makes it easier to give back,\u201d said Dzuy Nguyen, who serves on 100 Good Guys\u2019 marketing and selection committees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Papich and Nguyen hope to continue to collaborate with 100 Women Who Care in the future.<\/p>\n

Often, people donate funds online to charities and causes that matter the most to them on Giving Tuesday, Papich explained. In-person events like St. Pete\u2019s Big Give can make philanthropy more of a community and live experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that this programming and its specific format is unique in its ability to connect foundations, philanthropists, couples, individuals, nonprofit leaders and the business community,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe make a casual connection between multiple nonprofits, their boards, the people who care about them and the funders go on to create new collaborations because of the interactions that happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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