#MaryWashDay has ended, but you can still support our Eagles!
Gari Melchers Home and Studio Eagle Pipe Band Great Lives James Monroe Museum UMW Jazz Band UMW Music Department UMW Philharmonic UMW Theatre Dance UMW Choirs Endowment UMW Galleries
$2,500
Devon Cushman ’93 Senior Class Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Devon Cushman 93 and our Senior Class donors! If 50 seniors make a gift to any area on Mary Wash Day, Devon will unlock a gift of $2,024 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
Completed
$6,000
Mary Louise Holmes '97 1908-Gift Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Mary Louise Holmes '97 and our first 1,908 donors! When 1,908 gifts are made on Mary Wash Day, it will unlock a gift from Mary Louise Holmes '97 for $6,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
1,908 / 1,908 Gifts
Completed
Success!
The Wilder 50-State Challenge
WE DID IT! We've received a gift from all 50 states and D.C.! Thank you to Vicky '80 and Marty Wilder '80 and our donors! If UMW receives at least one gift from every state in the U.S. and D.C. on April 4, we can unlock a $6,000 gift from Vicky Nichols Wilder ’80 and Marty Wilder ’80 to support current and future students.
Completed
$15,000
Patti Boise Kemp '69 New Donor Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Patti Boise Kemp '69, and our first-time donors! When we receive 250 gifts from first-time donors on April 4, Patti Boise Kemp '69 will unlock a $15,000 gift supporting student scholarships.
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
$3,000
YAC Young Alumni Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Young Alumni Council, and our young alumni donors! When we receive 300 gifts from young alumni donors (classes of 2014-2023) to any area, the Young Alumni Council (YAC) will unlock a gift of $3,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
300 / 300 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Mike '95 and Katie Charnoff '04 Devil-Goat Challenge
Thank you, Mike '95 and Katie Charnoff '04, and our alumni donors!
Are you a Devil or a Goat?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Goat 803
2 Devil 705
Ended
$5,000
Kourtney and Terrance Whitehead Parent Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Kourtney and Terrance Whitehead, and our parent donors! The Whiteheads will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington if we receive 450 gifts from parents of current UMW students and parents of alumni.
450 / 450 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Eagle Scavenger Hunt
10 stuffed animal Eagles will be hidden throughout campus. If you find one, snap a picture and follow the directions on the included card to win $100 to an area of your choosing! Generously sponsored by Patti Boise Kemp '69.
Completed
$1,250
Early Eagle Power Hours 7-9
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Valerie (ValPal) Parks '80 and our Early Eagle donors! The early Eagle gets the worm! Valerie (ValPal) Parks '80 is challenging the Mary Washington community to make an impact on Mary Wash Day! If we receive 125 gifts from 7 a.m. through 9 a.m., she will unlock a gift of $1,250 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Start the day off strong and help us kick off our first challenge!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Hamlet Happy Hour Power Hours 5-7
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Abas '84 and Eileen Adenan '88 and our 5-7 p.m. donors! Abas '85 and Eileen Adenan '88 are challenging the Mary Washington community and honoring their time spent amongst friends in the social settings at Hamlet House in the '80s. If we receive 250 gifts between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m., Abas and Eileen will unlock a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your gift between 5-7 p.m. to unlock this extra support for UMW students!
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
$15,000
Jack Kramer Beyond the Classroom Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Jack Kramer and our CAS donors! When 750 gifts are made to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment or any academic program within the College of Arts and Sciences on Mary Wash Day, it will unlock a $15,000 gift from Jack Kramer to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment.
750 / 750 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
The Marcy and Juney Morris ‘50 Great Lives Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Marcy Morris '50 and our Great Lives donors! If Great Lives receives $7,500 in gifts during Mary Wash Day on April 4, Marcy will give an additional $5,000 to the series.
$7,500 / $7,500 Raised
Completed
2
Match
The UMW Choirs Match
MATCH MET! Thank you Fred and Barbara Ranking and our UMW Choir donors! In celebration of the UMW Choirs Endowment at Mary Washington, Fred and Barbara Rankin will match all gifts made to the UMW Choirs Endowment on Mary Wash Day up to $5,000.
Completed
2
Match
The UMW Philharmonic Match
MATCH MET! Thank you Erin Ryan '04 and our UMW Philharmonic donors! Erin Ryan '04 is matching gifts to the UMW Philharmonic on Mary Wash Day, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,250 total.
$1,250 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Arts and Culture Leaderboard
Which Arts and Culture group will raise the most funds?
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 UMW Theatre $38,790.00
2 Great Lives $10,316.00
3 Friends of James Monroe Museum $6,175.00
4 Belmont Conservation Endowment $4,450.00
5 UMW Philharmonic $3,005.00
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Leaderboard
Class Year Gift Total Leaderboard
Which class year will have the most gifts?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2022 54
2 1969 54
3 2004 43
4 1974 41
5 1996 38
6 2014 37
7 1994 37
8 1982 37
9 2020 37
10 1995 36
11 2023 35
12 2008 34
13 1977 34
14 1998 32
15 2012 32
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Leaderboard
#TogetherUMW Participation Leaderboard
When all groups of the Mary Wash community band together, we can do amazing things.
Affiliation with UMW
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Alum 1,509
2 Parent of a Current Student 367
3 Current Faculty/Staff 328
4 Other/Friend of UMW 291
5 Parent of an Alum 174
6 Grandparent of Student 74
7 Retired Faculty/Staff 65
8 Current Student (Non-Senior) 48
9 Current Student (senior) 24
Ended
Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which area will raise the most dollars?
Rank Department Raised
1 Athletics $102,242.94
2 Fund for Mary Washington $88,498.12
3 College of Arts and Sciences $81,106.67
4 UMW Theatre $38,790.00
5 College of Business $11,095.00
Ended
$5,000
The Virginia Blackwell Rigsby ‘67 and John Rigsby 540-Gift Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Virginia '67 and John Rigsby, and our first 540 donors! When we reach 540 gifts (Fredericksburg’s area code), Virginia Blackwell Rigsby '67 and John Rigsby will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington!
540 / 540 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Elizabeth Carolyn Vaughan Pritchett '46 2,500-Gift Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to all of our Mary Wash Day donors and sponsors! When we reach our goal of 2,500 gifts on Mary Wash Day, an anonymous donor will make a $100,000 gift to establish a scholarship for Mary Washington students in memory of Elizabeth Carolyn Vaughan Pritchett '46.
2,500 / 2,500 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Steve and Donna Sheehan Gladis '68 1,000 Alumni Donor Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Steve and Donna Sheehan Gladis '68, and our alumni donors! When we reach 1,000 alumni donors on April 4, they will unlock a $10,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington helping support the student experience and university priorities.
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
Completed
Success!
Matt '19 and Sarah Good '19 Young Alumni New Donor Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Matt '19 and Sarah Good '19, and our first-time young alumni donors! When 50 young alumni (classes of 2014-2023) make their first-ever gift to Mary Washington, Matt '19 and Sarah Good '19 will unlock a gift of $1,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
Completed
$5,000
Rob '93 and Dodie Whitt '95 Married Alumni Challenge
CHALLENGE MET! Thank you Rob '93 and Dodie Whitt '95, and our married alumni donors! When 100 gifts are received from alumni who are married to other alumni, Rob and Dodie will give $5,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Class of 1969 Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to our sponsor and Class of 1969 donors! When 25 gifts to any area across Mary Washington are made by members of the Class of 1969, a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington will be unlocked.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Cedric B. Rucker '81 100-Gift Student Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Cedric B. Rucker '81 and our student donors! When 100 gifts are made by Mary Wash students to any area, a $1,000 gift to the Cedric B. Rucker '81 SOS Fund will be unlocked by Dean Emeritus Cedric B. Rucker '81.
Completed
$1,000
Gwen Hale Resource Center Faculty and Staff Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to our sponsors and faculty and staff donors! When 200 faculty and staff members make a gift to any area of the University on April 4, faculty and staff members Anand Rao, Kashef Majid, Sarah Dewees, and Miriam Liss will make a gift of $1,000 to support the Gwen Hale Resource Center.
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$3,000
Noon Boost Power Hour 12-1
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Susan Leavitt '83 and our noon to 1 p.m. donors! Take your lunch break with us. Susan Leavitt '83 will unlock a $3,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington if we receive 200 gifts to any area between noon and 1 p.m. Help kickstart the second half of Mary Wash Day by unlocking an extra $3,000 for students!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$1,250
Late Night Cram Power Hour
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Mary Helen Dellinger '90 and our Late Night donors! Mary Helen Dellinger '90 is challenging night owls to make an impact on Mary Wash Day! If we receive 200 gifts from 11 p.m. through midnight, she will unlock a gift of $1,250 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Stay up late with us to support our students and make sure we end the day with a win!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Belmont Conservation Endowment 2:1 Match
MATCH MET! Thank you John and Billings Cay and our Belmont Conservation Endowment donors! John and Billings Cay will match all gifts to the Belmont Conservation Endowment 2:1, up to $5,000.
Completed
2
Match
James Monroe Museum Match
MATCH MET! Thank you to our sponsor and James Monroe Museum donors! The Paul and Jane Jones Trust (Walter Sheffield, trustee) will match all gifts to the James Monroe Museum dollar-for-dollar, up to $3,000 total.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
The UMW Music Match
MATCH MET! Thank you to our sponsor and UMW Music donors! An anonymous donor is matching gifts to UMW Music on Mary Wash Day, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500 total.
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
$30,000
Give2Theatre Challenge
When 300 donors give to UMW Theatre on Mary Wash Day, we will unlock a $30,000 gift made possible by a group of inspiring donors!
300 / 300 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Class Year Total Leaderboard
Which class year will raise the most funds?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Amount
1 1969 $15,758.93
2 1970 $15,140.00
3 1974 $15,069.00
4 1977 $12,655.00
5 1996 $9,900.00
6 1995 $8,170.00
7 1997 $7,793.00
8 1982 $7,375.00
9 1978 $7,050.00
10 2002 $5,530.00
11 1972 $5,245.00
12 2003 $4,795.03
13 2012 $4,690.00
14 1992 $4,325.00
15 1967 $4,295.00
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Leaderboard
#TogetherUMW Dollars Raised Leaderboard
When all groups of the Mary Wash community band together, we can do amazing things.
Affiliation with UMW
Rank Answer Amount
1 Alum $248,386.59
2 Parent of a Current Student $59,601.60
3 Other/Friend of UMW $39,735.83
4 Current Faculty/Staff $27,570.00
5 Parent of an Alum $25,216.00
6 Retired Faculty/Staff $24,490.00
7 Grandparent of Student $8,086.00
8 Current Student (senior) $645.00
Ended
Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Gift Leaderboard
Which area will achieve the most gifts?
Rank Department Gifts
1 Athletics 755
2 College of Arts and Sciences 532
3 Fund for Mary Washington 425
4 UMW Theatre 353
5 College of Education 87
Ended
Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Donor Leaderboard
See which area will bring in the most donors!
Rank Department Donors
1 Athletics 677
2 College of Arts and Sciences 466
3 Fund for Mary Washington 384
4 UMW Theatre 346
5 College of Education 82
Ended
Areas of Support
Fund for Mary Washington Athletics Academics and the Colleges Arts and Culture Scholarships and Student Assistance The Student Experience
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