Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

2
Match
Picnic with Geographers Match
Geography Professor Steve Hanna will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship, up to $150 total, between noon and 2 p.m.
$150 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Evening in the Cart Lab Match
John Goolgasian '92 will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship between 6 and 8 p.m., up to $200 total.
$200 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Dick Palmieri's World Regional Geography Class Match
Be alert! It's time for Dick Palmieri's World Regional Geography Class! Geography Professor Dawn Bowen will match gifts from 8 to 9 a.m., up to $100.
$100 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Jack and Mary Lou Kramer Political Science Match
Professor Jack Kramer and his wife Mary Lou will match all gifts to the Political Science department (College of Arts and Sciences), up to $1,908.
$1,908 MATCHED
Completed
$2,000
College of Arts & Sciences Participation Challenge
Challenge MET! $2,000 unlocked for the College of Arts and Sciences!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Virginia Colwell Read 1908 Challenge
WE MADE IT! Thank you, everyone, for helping reach 1,908 gifts in honor of Mary Washington's founding year! You made this a record-breaking day for Mary Washington and made a huge difference for UMW students and programs!
1,908 / 1,908 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Young Alumni Happy Hour Challenge
If 50 gifts are received from the Classes of 2008-2017 between 4 and 8 p.m., the Young Alumni Council will give $1,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$7,500
Alumni Student Leader 2-for-1 Match
A group of alumni who served as Mary Washington student leaders will match gifts from students with a 2-for-1 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, tripling their impact. Sponsored by Gwen Amory Cumming '52, Patti Boise Kemp '69, Jane Jackson Woerner '69, Kathi O'Neill '70, Trenda Powell Jacocks '82, Lee Ann Reaser '98, Jay Sinha '07, Jennifer Crystle '13, and Whitney Kiper '14.
$3,750 / $3,750 Raised
Completed
2
Match
Littlefield Geography Match
Keith '79 and Ellen Littlefield '79 are matching all gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship (College of Arts and Sciences).
$10,000 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Participation Leaderboard
Top areas of support by number of gifts
Rank Area of Support Gifts
1 UMW Athletics 809
2 College of Arts & Sciences 585
3 Fund for Mary Washington 452
4 UMW Theatre 375
5 Other 143
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Event
Greenlaw and Rycroft Challenge
Economics Professors Robert Rycroft & Steven Greenlaw pledge to donate $200 if 10 alumni give $5 to the Economics department (College of Arts and Sciences)!
Ended
2
Match
Physical Lab Time with Joe and Jackie Match
Geography Associate Professors Jackie Gallagher and Joe Nicholas will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship between 2 and 5 p.m., up to $300 total.
$300 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Biking with Sammy T through Europe Match
Jeff Rountree '91 will match gifts to the Geography Alumni Scholarship between 4 and 6 p.m., up to $200.
$200 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Steve Hampton Psychology Match
8 a.m. Update: Steve is overwhelmed by your support--thank you! He decided to raise his match amount to $7,000, so gifts to the Psychology department are STILL being matched! ----- Retired Professor Steve Hampton will match all gifts to the Psychology department (College of Arts and Sciences), up to $7,000.
$7,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Karen Laino Giannuzzi '71 College of Arts & Sciences Match
Full match unlocked! Thank you!
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
$10,000
Alumni Board 'Go for a Grand' Challenge
WE DID IT! 1,000 Gifts from Alumni = $10,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington from the Alumni Board! Thank you!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Young Alumni A.M. Challenge
Challenge MET! Thank you, Classes of 2008-2017! You unlocked $2,500 for the Fund for Mary Washington!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$9,000
Barry Family Match for UMW Parents
Thank you, parents! The full $9,000 match has been met!
$9,000 / $9,000 Raised
Completed
$2,500
Class of 1968 "6 to 8" Match
Class of 1968, make a gift to any designation between 6 and 8 a.m. or 6 and 8 p.m. and Kathy Nagy Schabacker '68 and her husband Dennis will match it with an equal gift to the Amphitheatre restoration.
$2,500 / $2,500 Raised
Completed
$1,800
Lambert Family Class of 2018 Challenge
Full $1,800 challenge unlocked! Thank you!
66 / 80 Gifts
Ended
Leaderboard
Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Top areas of support by dollars raised
Rank Area of Support Raised
1 UMW Athletics $86,600.56
2 Fund for Mary Washington $73,657.03
3 College of Arts & Sciences $49,736.75
4 UMW Theatre $40,642.12
5 Other $36,804.08
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Event
Nest Egg Prizes
Every two hours, we will randomly select one fund designation that received at least one gift during the two-hour window to receive a bonus of $500 or $1,000! Winners announced on Twitter: @mwgivingday. Sponsored by Karen Laino Giannuzzi '71.
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Areas of Support
Fund for Mary Washington UMW Athletics Campus Recreation College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Education UMW Galleries UMW Libraries Gari Melchers Home and Studio James Monroe Museum UMW Theatre

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