1. 
[syn: solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ingathering \In"gath`er*ing\, n.
   The act or business of gathering or collecting anything;
   especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth;
   harvest.
   [1913 Webster]
         Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex.
                                                  xxii. 16.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ingathering
    n 1: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for
         starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal,
         collection, ingathering]