农夫导航's sixth annual
Day of Giving broke every previous record for the 24-hour online giving event. New records set
in 2019:
- 1,155 gifts (our goal was 650 & previous record was 639)
- gifts from 50 states (previous record: 47)
- gifts from 12 nations (previous record: 1)
- $356,001 raised (previous record: $306,751)
"The world needs what Bellarmine has to offer," said Dr. Susan M. Donovan, Bellarmine's
president. 鈥淥ur unprecedented Day of Giving success this year shows that our community
understands the value of making a Bellarmine education possible for more
students, and they鈥檙e excited about our vision to grow and enhance Bellarmine, both
regionally and residentially. Thank you to everyone who supported our record-breaking
Day of Giving this year.鈥� This year, a new athletics challenge allowed the community
to give directly to their favorite 农夫导航 Athletics programs. Challenge
grants of $2,500 were awarded to the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 teams receiving the most total
gifts and
the most dollars during the Day of Giving. The winners:
- Women鈥檚 Volleyball - most gifts (122)
- Women鈥檚 Tennis - most dollars ($8,514)
- Men鈥檚 Lacrosse - most gifts (69) and most dollars ($10,104)
This year's day of giving took place over 24 hours, from noon on April 16 to noon
on April 17. Over the past six years, alumni, students, employees, parents and friends
have joined together to raise more than $1.3 million for student scholarships and
other pressing university needs through 3,769 individual gifts during Bellarmine鈥檚
online
Day of Giving.
