Alums David and Sharon Spaight supported a match for laboratory equipment for the Natural Sciences Building. Graduate Jim Lico propelled the College of Businesss Giving Blueday by creating college scholarships. And to support students in need, 蹤獲扦-Dearborns leadership and Alumni Society Board donated toward the 蹤獲扦-Dearborn Go Blue Guarantee, which is a free tuition program for high-achieving students in low-income situations.
As 蹤獲扦-Dearborn embarks on its 10th Giving Blueday on March 13, we celebrate a fun decade of giving and 65 years of campus history and stories, says Annual Giving and Advancement Services Director Eva Gogola.
Over the past nine Giving Bluedays, 蹤獲扦-Dearborn saw more than 3,000 donors give north of $850,000. You can continue supporting students by .
Here are some highlights for 蹤獲扦-Dearborns Giving Blueday 2024.
For the first time since 2020, an in-person Giving Brewday, which is a partnership event with 蹤獲扦-Dearborn Athletics, will take place. Its from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at 蹤獲扦-Dearborn alum-owned Downey Brewing Company, 13121 Prospect St. in Dearborn. During the event, trivia teams will have the chance to win an hourly prize of $1,000 for the 蹤獲扦-Dearborn cause of their choice. . Gogola gives a support shoutout to the people championing the event. Without the support from alumni leaders like Kevin Blue and Tom Wille, Giving Brewday Trivia wouldnt have been possible, she says.
To celebrate the 10th Giving Blueday, channel your inner Letterman and help 蹤獲扦-Dearborn craft a Top 10 reasons you know you graduated from 蹤獲扦-Dearborn list. Finish the phrase You know you graduated from 蹤獲扦-Dearborn when色. by 11:59 p.m. today, March 12. You can be clever, funny, sentimental but most importantly, we want you to be 蹤獲扦-Dearborn, Gogola says. The top 10 stories will win 蹤獲扦-Dearborn swag and be featured on Giving Blueday with the standout entry earning two club seats at the Michigan football game on Labor Day weekend.
* Participate in on behalf of 蹤獲扦-Dearborn. Theres a first-time donor $50 match. A hashtag social media contest of cute pets and kids in U-M gear will add $1,000 toward a fund of the winners choice. And theres a faculty and staff challenge too.
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When supporting programs such as , , the , the or the , you lift up the hands-on, practice-based learning approach that 蹤獲扦-Dearborn is known for. Urgent student needs can be addressed by making a gift to or the . Support local student experiences through the . Learn how the for nontraditional adult learners proves you can earn a degree at any stage of life. Theres also the , whose work provides support to students and their families going through college for the first time.
Questions? Reach out to Eva Gogola or Assistant Director of Annual Giving Katie Ledford.
