Mary Wash Giving Day 2022

Thank you to Susan Leavitt '83 and all of our donors! Let’s go for a grand! If we hit our target of 1,000 gifts by 1pm on Giving Day, a $3,000 challenge gift to the Fund for Mary Washington from Susan Leavitt ‘83 will be unlocked.

Thank you to the Stough Family and our first-time donors! When 250 individuals make their first-ever gift to the University of Mary Washington, the Stough Family will make a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your first-ever gift and help us unlock an additional $2,500 for our students!

Thank you Sylvia Woodcock '61 and our PC level donors! If 10 alumni make their President's Council (PC) level gift on April 5, Sylvia Woodcock '61, a long-standing President's Council member will make a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington. To become a PC member, make a gift of $2,500 ($1,250 if class of 2007-2011 or $500 if class of 2012-2021) to the Fund for Mary Washington and help unlock an additional $2,500 to support our students!

Thank you Alumni Board and our alumni donors! The Alumni Association Board of Directors wants to double your impact to the Fund for Mary Washington! The Alumni Board will match all gifts made of $500 or less by alumni to the Fund for Mary Washington up to $20k. Make your gift today supporting the Fund for Mary Washington and have your gift doubled!

Thank you Mark Ingrao '81 and our 80s donors! Movies, music, fashion – everything was great in the 80s. Help make Mary Washington Giving Day just as great with your gift to support students and programs. If UMW receives 80 gifts of $100 or more from any of the 80s class members, it will unlock a challenge gift of $2,000 from Mark Ingrao ’81. Help keep the 80s in the spotlight!

Thank you Marcia and our 80s donors! Many graduates from the 1980s have fond memories of gatherings in the Mary Washington “Pub”, which is now called the Underground of Lee Hall. The pub was particularly popular during the 80s because the legal drinking age for wine and beer was 18, allowing for spirited gatherings for students. In honor of those fun times (and dollars spent in the Pub), Marcia Guida ’83 is challenging alumni of the 80s. If we receive $1,500 in gifts to the Fund for Mary Washongton from alumni of 1980-1989 between 8pm and 10pm, Marcia will make a gift of $1,500 to support student scholarships. Alumni of the 80s make your gift today and help support our current and future students!

Thank you Leigh Anne Winston Baggs '91 and our 90s donors! All gifts made by alumni of the 90s (1990-1999) to the Fund for Mary Washington will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $7,500 by Leigh Anne Winston Baggs '91. Alumni of the 90s support current students and double the impact of your gift!

Thank you Jack Kramer and all of our CAS donors! If 750 gifts are made to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment or any academic program within the College of Arts and Sciences on Mary Wash Giving Day, it will unlock a $15,000 gift from Jack Kramer to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment.

Thank you CPR donors! All gifts made to the Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $450 by CPR Faculty. To qualify for this match please select “College of Arts and Sciences” as your Area of Support and “Classics, Philosophy, and Religions” as your Fund Designation.

Thank you to our sponsors and CoE donors! All gifts made to the College of Education on April 5th will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 by UMW alumni and COE supporters, Dodie ‘95 & Rob Whitt ’93,  and Donna ‘68 & Steve Gladis. The impact of your gift will be doubled while supporting our education students and growing their creativity!

Thank you to all of our Debate Team donors! Unlock an extra $1,000 for the Debate Team if UMW Debate receives 50 gifts. Made possible by the generosity of an anonymous Distinguished Alumni Donor!

Thank you Great Lives donors! Bill and Terrie Crawley are upping the ante! When Great Lives receives $6,000 in gifts, Bill and Terrie will unlock an additional $1,000! If your gift was matched earlier, don't worry, your gift still counts! Help Great Lives unlock this challenge!

Thank you to our sponsors and Piano Fund donors! An anonymous donor is issuing a challenge to all alumni and friends of Music at Mary Washington: this donor is matching all gifts to the Piano Fund dollar-for-dollar up to $3,000 on Mary Wash Giving Day.  Join this supporter in making a difference for music students at Mary Washington!

Thank you Linda and our Women's Basketball donors! If Women’s Basketball receives 35 gifts on Mary Wash Giving Day, Linda Lemanski Blakemore ’84 will unlock a gift of $3,500.  Make your gift to Women’s Basketball today to increase your impact!

Thank you John and Dina Moghtader and our Women's Tennis donors! When women’s tennis receives 50 gifts on April 5 it will unlock a $1,000 gift made possible by a current tennis player’s parents, John and Dina Moghtader.  Support women’s tennis and increase the impact of your gift!

Thank you Lynda White '71 and our donors! If we reach 1,908 gifts by 5pm, in honor of our founding year, Lynda White '71 will make a gift of $5,000 to Mary Washington. Make your gift today and help us reach 1,908 gifts to unlock an additional $5,000!

Thank you Brenda and our senior class donors! Brenda Franklin '72, is celebrating her 50th reunion this year and is challenging the senior class, Class of 2022. If 50 seniors make a gift to any area on Giving Day, Brenda will unlock a $2,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Seniors, make a gift today and increase the impact of your gift!

Thank you to the Strickler Sisters and our 1908 Society donors! The Strickler Sisters would like to double your gift today! When a member of the 1908 Society (classes that have celebrated their 50th reunion – 1969 and earlier) make a gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, Anne Strickler Doumas ’55, Ruth Ellen Strickler Richardson ’57, and Margaret Strickler Hatcher-Skinker ’61 will match that gift dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $5,000. Make your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington today and increase the impact of your gift!

Thank you James Llewellyn '87 and our 80s donors! James Llewellyn '87 wants to get in on the action too! He will match Mark Ingrao's $2,000 for a total of $4,000 to support UMW students and programs when we receive 80 gifts of $100 or more from members of the 80s! Members of 1980-1989 make your gift today and increase the impact of your gift!

Thank you Andrew '02 and Mary Anne Painter and our 2000s alumni donors! Every gift made to the Fund for Mary Washington by alumni of 2000-2009 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $3,000 by Andrew and Mary Anne Painter. Alumni of the 2000s, support the Fund for Mary Washington and have your gift doubled!

Thank you Colin Jennings '13 and our Economics donors! All gifts made to the Economics Department on Giving Day will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500 by economics alum, Colin Jennings ’13, in honor of his professor and mentor Dr. Rycroft. Make your gift early to the Economics Department to have your gift doubled! To qualify for this match, select "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Economics Department" as your Fund Designation.

Thank you Jack and Mary Lou Kramer and all of our Political Science and International Affairs donors! Professor Emeritus Jack Kramer and his wife Mary Lou will match all gifts to the Political Science and International Affairs department on Mary Wash Giving Day, up to $2,022. This is your chance to DOUBLE your impact! To qualify for this match, choose "College of Arts and Sciences" as your Area of Support and "Political Science and International Affairs Department" as your Fund Designation.

Thank you Anne Hallerman '77 and our library donors! When UMW Libraries receives 55 gifts on Giving Day, Anne Robinson Hallerman '77 will unlock a $1,000 gift. A gift of any size will count toward this participation challenge. Support UMW Libraries today and increase the impact of your giftt!

Thank you Bill and Terrie Crawley and our Great Lives donors! Join Bill and Terrie in supporting The Great Lives Lecture Series on Mary Wash Giving Day: they will be matching all gifts to Great Lives up to $2,000. Double your impact when you support one of our most beloved Mary Washington programs!

Thank you to our sponsor and Philharmonic donors! An anonymous donor is matching gifts to the UMW Philharmonic on Mary Wash Giving Day up to $1,500. Double your impact by supporting student musicians, hands-on instruction from world-class artists, and programming that is presented free of charge to the Fredericksburg community.

A group of our loyal and generous donors has challenged us to bring in 300 gifts on Mary Wash Giving Day. If we reach our goal, we will unlock the Take the Stage With Us Challenge of $30,000. Every gift helps us to have an everlasting impact on our students through productions, guest artist residencies, scholarships, and professional development opportunities. Support UMW Theatre today and double the impact of your gift!

Thank you to our sponsors and all Endowment donors! The UMW Alumni Association will match all gifts made to the Cedric B. Rucker ’81 S.O.S. Endowment dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000. Double your impact and support students in need by making your gift on Tuesday, April 5!

Thank you to all of our Men's Soccer donors! When Men’s Soccer receives 45 gifts on Giving Day an anonymous donor will make a gift of $3,000. Make your gift today to increase the impact of your gift!