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U.S. Venture Open surpasses fundraising goal for 2025 event with nearly $5.2 million raised to fight poverty
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – The U.S. Venture Open in Appleton kicked off Wednesday, as the largest single-day charitable event in the nation, seeking to raise $5 million to end poverty.
Since the event's debut in 1986, the event has raised over $75 million, granting $60 million to help support solutions to address poverty, and this time around, it hit the goal, pushing that total to over $80 million over the past 40 annual outings.
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Wednesday's edition, the 40th annual U.S. Venture Open, raised a total of $5,190,659, according to a release following the event.
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