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Giving Week

  • What is Giving Week?

Giving Week is MDCT’s signature event each year – a contest to give back.

It’s weeklong celebration of local generosity supporting the nonprofits that make Lake County thrive. Mount Dora Community Trust take 20 to 30 local charities and divide them into predetermined categories, and you get to help those charities win!

Every dollar you give in Giving Week helps your favorite nonprofit climb the leaderboard and earn matching funds and bonus prizes from MDCT. Together, we’ll make a lasting impact across our community!

Mark your calendars! This year's Giving Week is November 30th - December 7th, 2026.

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  • How It Works
  • Donate

Donate during November 30th – December 7th, 2026, to Mount Dora Community Trust in the name of your favorite participating nonprofit.

  • Watch

Watch the live leaderboard update in real time as donations come in.

  • The Nonprofits

The nonprofits with the highest total donations will win matching prizes from MDCT!

All donations are processed through Mount Dora Community Trust.

You can give online or by check—just note your chosen nonprofit in the memo line.

  • Past Winners

2025 Winners & Amounts Raised

  • Yellow Division
  • 1st Place: M.I.K.E. Mental Illness and Kindness Endowment - $105,212.03
  • 2nd Place: Forward Paths Foundation - $69,939.15
  • 3rd Place: Haven of Lake & Sumter Counties - $68,661.52
  • Green Division
  • 1st Place: East Town Community Foundation - $22,803.19
  • 2nd Place: New Vision for Independence - $16,328.91
  • 3rd Place: Sonnentag Theatre at the Ice House - $5,602.69
  • Red Division
  • 1st Place: Mount Dora Friends of the Environment - $10,881.82
  • 2nd Place: Camp Challenge by Easter Seals - $7,575.29
  • 3rd Place: L.E.A.S.H., Inc. - $2,287.86
  • Blue Division
  • 1st Place: Mount Dora Police Charities - $15,430.00
  • 2nd Place: Tavares Police Charities - $10,883.01
  • 3rd Place: Eustis Police Charities - $1,350.00

2024 Winners & Amounts Raised

  • 1st Place: Trout Lake Nature Center - $208,431.42
  • 2nd Place: M.I.K.E. Mental Illness and Kindness Endowment - $114,642.01
  • 3rd Place: Lake Cares Food Pantry - $48,857.95
  • 4th Place: Hoffmeyer Animal Rescue - $37,477.26

2023 Winners & Amounts Raised

  • Mega Category
  • 1st Place: Lake Cares Food Pantry - $26,106.06
  • 2nd Place: Haven of Lake & Sumter - $23,209.91
  • 3rd Place: Lake and Sumter Children's Advocacy Center - $10,204.81
  • 4th Place: Habitat for Humanity of Lake/Sumter Florida - $741.22
  • Large Category
  • 1st Place: Hoffmeyer Animal Rescue - $45,189.93
  • 2nd Place: Forward Paths Foundation - $38,571.37
  • 3rd Place: Trout Lake Nature Center - $17,515.09
  • 4th Place: Villagers for Veterans - $11,779.08
  • Medium Category
  • 1st Place: M.I.K.E. Mental Illness and Kindness Endowment - $47,276.09
  • 2nd Place: Find, Feed & Restore - $15,006.09
  • 3rd Place: Tavares Police Charities - $4,047.29
  • 4th Place: Kiwanis Club of Mount Dora - $1,522.87

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