UNO Students Against Hunger is among the 73 groups new to the drive this year.

The World-Herald's charity has seen an unexpected, but welcome, increase in giving.

Nonprofit agencies are losing revenue as events are canceled, and the people some of them serve are vulnerable to poverty and its effects.

Contributions reported today of $28,377.50 bring the Goodfellows tally to $640,885.31.

Generous donors from 16 states gave $640,885 to Goodfellows in this season’s campaign, which ran from Nov. 1, 2019, to Jan. 6, 2020.

Contributions reported today of $56,084.61 bring the Goodfellows tally to $612,607.81.

Contributions reported today of $21,919.22 bring the Goodfellows tally to $556,523.20.

Contributions reported today of $17,964 bring the Goodfellows tally to $534,585.98.

Contributions reported today of $28,340.60 bring the Goodfellows tally to $516,621.98.

Contributions reported today of $8,006.46 bring the Goodfellows tally to $488,281.38.

Contributions reported today of $8,760 bring the Goodfellows tally to $480,274.92.

Contributions reported today of $7,490.00 bring the Goodfellows tally to $471,515.92.

Contributions reported today of $75,527.69 bring the Goodfellows tally to $464,025.92.

This year was Glenda Lammel's turn to decide which charity her mahjong group would support for Christmas. "I've always liked Goodfellows, because all the money is used for the people who need it," she said.

Contributions reported today of $17,113.86 bring the Goodfellows tally to $390,099.23.

One-hundred percent of all money donated to Goodfellows goes to those in a crisis. The World-Herald doesn't keep any money for administration.

Contributions reported today of $10,019.00 bring the Goodfellows tally to $371,586.37.

Contributions reported today of $49,448.59 bring the Goodfellows tally to $361,567.37.

Contributions reported today of $19,206.64 bring the Goodfellows tally to $312,118.78.

Contributions reported today of $10,931 bring the Goodfellows tally to $292,912.14.

Contributions reported today of $7,955.00 bring the Goodfellows tally to $287,893.14.

Contributions reported today of $10,700.40 bring the Goodfellows tally to $276,074.14.

Contributions reported today of $7,059 bring the Goodfellows tally to $265,373.74.

Morrisa M. McCallister said the help has eased her stress during the holidays and provided enough breathing room to plan for future expenses.

Contributions reported today of $10,258.63 bring the Goodfellows tally to $258,314.74.

Contributions reported today of $69,357.53 bring the Goodfellows tally to $248,056.11.

Contributions reported today of $15,894 bring the Goodfellows tally to $178,698.58.

Contributions reported today of $9,816.22 bring the Goodfellows tally to $162,804.58.

Contributions reported today of $5,181 bring the Goodfellows tally to $152,988.36.

All day Thursday, you can help The World-Herald's Goodfellows charity merely by purchasing ice cream.

Contributions reported today of $6,716 bring the Goodfellows tally to $174,406.68.

After reading about Goodfellows in the paper, Addison Mohr knew that’s where she wanted her $20 to go. So did her younger brother and sister, Samantha, 7, and Joshua, 4.

Contributions reported today of $5,858 bring the Goodfellows tally to $141,091.36.

Contributions reported today of $3,518.51 bring the Goodfellows tally to $135,233.36.

Duane Prorok and Zita had been married for nearly 46 years when she died in 2003. The next year, Prorok donated to the newspaper's Goodfellows charity with a simple dedication: "In memory of Zita." She had fought cancer for about two years.

Contributions reported today of $42,805 bring the Goodfellows tally to $131,714.85.

Contributions reported today of $5,217.85 bring the Goodfellows tally to $88,909.85.

Contributions reported today of $6,401 bring the Goodfellows tally to $83,792.

Contributions reported today of $4,640 bring the Goodfellows tally to $77,291.

Contributions reported today of $2,544 bring the Goodfellows tally to $72,651.

Contributions reported today of $3,974 bring the Goodfellows tally to $70,107.

When Megan Martin found $20 on the street, she decided to donate $25 to the Goodfellows campaign. Now she plans to make giving to Goodfellows a tradition.

Contributions reported today of $1,622 bring the Goodfellows tally to $66,133.

Contributions reported today of $24,384 bring the Goodfellows tally to $64,511.

Oak Hills Country Club member John Lapour put out a refrigerated cooler of beer at his home near the halfway point of the course. For a freewill donation, you can have a chilled brew before you move on.

Contributions reported today of $4,040 bring the Goodfellows tally to $40,127.

Last Christmas, Peggy Pease and her husband donated $150 to the Goodfellows campaign — symbolic of her 15th year free of breast cancer.

Contributions reported today of $3,150 bring the Goodfellows tally to $36,087.