2023 Day of Giving Challenges
Thanks to the generosity of generous alumni and friends, you can boost the impact of your gift by participating in various challenges throughout the day! All areas of campus are encouraged to get in on the fun to support their favorite department, program, club, or fund! Follow along on the W&J Alumni Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts on Feb. 20 as we unlock challenges in real time!
Day-Long Challenges
500 Presidents for $50K
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Frank Rumore '63 and Dr. Deborah Preston, this day-long challenge allows for up to $50,000 in bonus funds to be matched to support the W&J Fund when we reach 500 donors. This challenge is based solely on participation, so even gifts of $5 made on Feb. 20 will get us closer to securing $50,000 in additional, unrestricted funds for the College!
GOLD GIVES
Here's a challenge for all Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD)! Your gift can make an even greater impact than usual thanks to the generosity of Dr. Walter Cooper '50 who has issued W&J a $10,000 young alumni challenge match. Gifts of $5 or more made by members of the classes 2012 - 2022 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000. That's right, when you make a gift of $10 to your favorite athletic team, academic department, club, or organization, they get $20 in return!
First-Time Fifty
Are you a first-time donor to W&J? Then this challenge is for you! The 50th person to make a first-time gift (to any area of campus) on W&J Day of Giving will unlock a $7,500 matching gift for the W&J Fund thanks to the generosity of W&J's Alumni Executive Council (AEC).
$1,000 for 1,000
$1,000 for 1,000
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous alumna, the 1,000th donor who makes a gift and helps us reach our goal will win $1,000 in challenge funds for the area of the College associated with their gift.
Day-Long Department / Program Challenges
THINK Big for Academics Challenge
Richard Crosbie '65 is challenging all alumni to make a gift of $5 or more to the academic department that means the most to them. The top four academic departments with the most donors by 11:59 p.m. EST will receive $1,250 in bonus dollars for their departments. (Winning departments will be announced within seven business days of W&J Day of Giving.)
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SCORE Big for Athletics Challenge
Three anonymous alumni are challenging all student-athletes, alumni, parents, and friends to make a gift of $5 or more to the W&J Athletics team that means the most to them. Both the top two men's and women's teams with the most donors by 11:59 p.m. EST will be awarded $1,250 in bonus dollars for their programs. (Winning teams will be announced within seven business days of W&J Day of Giving.)
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The Jim White Fund Challenge
An anonymous alumnus is challenging all alumni wrestlers to make a gift to the Jim White Fund, established in honor of former wrestling coach Jim White, in this dollar-for-dollar challenge! All gifts made to the Fund will be doubled up to a maximum of $7,500 for the Fund. To learn more about the Fund or to make your gift, visit the Fund's PrezProject page at jayconnected.com/WhiteFund.
The Jack Rea Fund Challenge
An anonymous alumnus is challenging all alumni athletes to make a gift to the Jack Rea Fund, established in honor of former athletic trainer Jack Rea, in this dollar-for-dollar challenge! All gifts made to the Fund will be doubled up to a maximum of $7,500 for the Fund. To learn more about the Fund or to make your gift, visit the Fund's PrezProject page at jayconnected.com/ReaFund.
Class of 2023 Leave a Legacy Challenge
Class of 2023 - this one's for you! Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, any W&J senior who makes a gift of $5 or more to the Senior Class Gift Campaign by 11:59 p.m. EST will be entered to win $100 in bonus funds for their allocated program. Seniors can make their gift by visiting the Class of 2023 Senior Gift webpage! (Four winners will be selected at random and announced on Feb. 20.)
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Time-Sensitive Challenges
Early Bird Challenge
Grab your coffee! It's time to kick off the first few hours of W&J Day of Giving with an early-bird challenge. If 100 donors make a gift before 9 a.m. EST an anonymous alumnus will award $5,000 to the W&J Fund.
Social (Media) Hour
Head on over to our social channels between 4 - 5 p.m. and help bag some extra funds for the W&J Fund AND the area of your choice thanks to the generosity of Brenden Kelley '12 and Lynn Kelley '77. To participate, visit out Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages between 4-5 p.m. and click on the link in the post to make your gift. Five donors will be randomly selected to receive a bonus $250 for their designated area, while also unlocking $250 for the W&J Fund!
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Take-Your-Pick Impact Challenge
Support your favorite department, program, or cause on W&J Day of Giving, and you could make an even greater impact! Every hour from 9 a.m. EST until 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 20, one donor will be randomly selected to have $250 given to the area of the College they chose to support thanks to the generosity of Dan Martin '10. Follow along on the W&J Alumni Facebook Page to see hourly winners announced in real time.
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