A record 1,394 young alumni made gifts to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ as part of the IGNITE Challenge in March, exceeding the 1,200 donor goal and helping to bring in $480,939 to the university. By surpassing the donor goal, young alumni enabled ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ to receive bonus gifts totaling $40,000 from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumna and trustee Kerrii Anderson '79 and a group of nine young alumni. ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is grateful to all young alumni who participated in the Challenge.
Anderson led the second IGNITE Challenge this year by matching all gifts of $20 or more 5-to-1 during March. She will match all qualifying gifts plus donate an additional $20,000 for meeting the donor goal.
The young alumni who stepped forward to make a $20,000 bonus gift are: Ian Baltutis ’08, Parker Turner ‘06, Emily Turner ‘06, Jay Myers ‘07, R.J. Yozwiak ‘08, Jack McMackin ‘08, Andrew Bennett ‘08, Kathleen Niple ’05 and Cam Tims ’00.
Final results:
Number of young alumni donors: 1,394
Young alumni gifts: $69,905
Total raised: $480,939
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ seniors also participated in the Challenge as they prepare to join the ranks of young alumni later this spring. More than 130 seniors made a gift to the university in March and had them matched 5-to-1 by Anderson. Their contributions, totaling $3,584, are included in the total dollars raised. Those seniors are now members of IGNITE, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s young alumni giving program.
This year’s results far surpassed the totals from the first Challenge in 2010. Last year, 628 young alumni donated more than $34,000 to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. The total raised was $205,028.
Young alumni who missed this year’s Challenge can still make a difference at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ by clicking on the Give Now link to the right.
Thank you to all young alumni donors!