#MaryWashDay kicks off at noon on April 2, 2025. Can't wait? Make your gift now.
Athletics

When you make a gift to support UMW Athletics, you are investing in the student-athlete experience in the following ways:

  • Development and programming for departmental leadership training and national leadership opportunities for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
  • Boosting recruiting dollars for every team and professional development opportunities for head and assistant coaches
  • Enhancing athletic facilities, including those for game day, practice, and sports medicine, as well as spaces for academics and studying, offices, auxiliary training
  • New sport-specific technology and teaching tools for practice
  • Custom training equipment and game day apparel for student-athletes
  • Upgrades for long-distance travel costs like hotels, buses, and high-nutrition meals
  • Team programming and experiences for sports education and chemistry building

We need all athletic alumni, parents, families, faculty, staff, students, and friends to join #TogetherUMW to help us reach our goals on this #MaryWashDay.

$5,000
540 Gift Challenge
When we reach 540 gifts (Fredericksburg’s area code), Virginia Blackwell Rigsby '67 and her husband John will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington! Support our students with a gift today!
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$100,000
2,500 Gift Goal Challenge
When we reach our goal of 2,500 gifts during Mary Wash Day, a longtime Fund for Mary Washington supporter will make a gift of $100,000 to the Lynne Gourley Farrell '62 Fund for Mary Washington Endowment.
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$50,000
New Donor Challenge
When we receive 350 gifts from first-time donors during Mary Wash Day, The UMW Foundation Board will unlock a $50,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your first-ever gift to Mary Washington today and help unlock an extra $50,000 of student support!
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$16,000
1,908 Gift Challenge
When 1,908 gifts (UMW's founding year) are made during Mary Wash Day, Patti Boise Kemp '69 will unlock a $16,000 gift to support student scholarships. Make a gift to any designation to help us unlock this challenge!
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$100,000
1,200 Alumni Donor Challenge
President Paino and his wife, Kelly, challenge alumni to give back and pay it forward. When we reach 1,200 alumni donors on Mary Wash Day, they will make a $100,000 gift supporting the Fund for Mary Washington, which underpins the student experience and university priorities. Alumni, this one is for you!
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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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