Name: Time to #MakeItPossibleUMW!
Start: 2024-12-03T00:00:00-0500
End: 2024-12-03T23:59:00-0500
Location: Giving Tuesday 2024

#GivingTuesday has ended, but you can still #MakeItPossibleUMW and support our Eagles!

Giving Tuesday 2024

At the University of Mary Washington, we believe in the transformative power of education. We envision a world where knowledge knows no bounds, ideas flourish, where every individual has the opportunity to realize their full potential, and possibilities are endless.

With your gift this Giving Tuesday, you are helping nurture curious minds, foster critical thinking, and preparing students to navigate an interconnected world with empathy and insight.

We are excited to offer these special ways to celebrate your generosity this Giving Tuesday—you will be prompted for each on the giving form:

Send a Thank-You Note: Give in honor or memory of someone special, and we’ll send a thank-you note to them (or their next of kin) on your behalf.
Name a Squirrel: Give $19.08 or more to the Fund for Mary Washington to name a campus squirrel and receive a digital certificate.
Receive an Exclusive Recipe: Give any amount to get a Mary Wash-inspired cookie recipe from an alum who competed on The Great American Baking Show.
Send Hugs & Kisses (family members of current UMW students only): Include a note of encouragement to your student with your gift, and they will receive your note with Hershey’s Hugs & Kisses for a sweet pick-me-up during finals week.

Thank you for helping #MakeItPossibleUMW.

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The Adams' Fund for Mary Washington Match

Alec and Betty Olander Adams '69 were so amazed by all of the Giving Tuesday support for the Fund for Mary Washington that they are offering another chance to double your gift! They will match gifts of $500 or less to the Fund for Mary Washington, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000 before 11:59 p.m. tonight!

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

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The Kramer CAS General Fund Match

Exciting news! Inspired by the incredible response to Julie’s match, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Jack Kramer has stepped forward with his own: he will generously match every gift to the CAS General Fund, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000 before midnight tonight. Let’s keep the momentum going and make an even greater impact for the CAS General Fund—your gift can go twice as far today!

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

$2,500

COB Distance Traveled Challenge

When the 40th gift is made to the College of Business on Giving Tuesday, Banduri LLC (College of Business Advisory Board member Christine Goodwin ’96, CEO) will unlock a $2,500 gift to seed the new Distance Traveled Scholarship, which will build pathways to increased diversity in business and technology leadership by supporting students who have faced significant hardship or adversity.

40 / 40 Gifts

Completed

$1,000

Friends of Athletics $1K Challenge

Kevin and Kate Breen '80 want to increase your impact. If Friends of Athletics receives 40 gifts, Kevin and Kate will make a gift of $1,000 to support student-athletes. Support Friends of Athletics on December 3 and increase your impact!

40 / 40 Gifts

Completed

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General Scholarship Match

Alec and Betty Olander Adams '69 want to double your impact! Each gift to the General Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.

$4,383 MATCHED

Ended

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Fund for Mary Washington Match

An anonymous alumna will match each gift of $500 or less to the Fund for Mary Washington, up to $5,000 total.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

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CAS General Fund Match

Julie Seder ’71 will match all gifts to the College of Arts and Sciences General Fund dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

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College of Education $5K Match

Steve and Donna Sheehan Gladis '68 will match each gift made to the College of Education, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000. Support future educators today and double your impact!

$4,089 MATCHED

Ended

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Cedric B. Rucker '81 S.O.S. Fund Match

Cedric B. Rucker '81 S.O.S. Fund Match: Cedric Rucker '81 will match all gifts of $100 or less to the Cedric B. Rucker '81 Support our Students Fund up to $1,000 total.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

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