新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis student-philanthropy group today announced it successfully raised $110,000 from and in honor of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis students this academic year. The WAAP board met a challenge posed by the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board of Trustees to raise $10,000 for WAAP awards from students and 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis employees. Donations made to WAAP as part of this campaign were then matched tenfold by the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board of Trustees, resulting in an additional $100,000 for the student-philanthropy group.
鈥淲e Are Aggie Pride is a unique and critical resource for students in sudden need,鈥 said Sarah Durrand 鈥16, executive communication director for the organization. 鈥淟ife is unpredictable, and sometimes unexpected costs come a person鈥檚 way. We Are Aggie Pride is a voice that says to students who have difficulty meeting that cost, 鈥楾his community cares about you. This community wants you here and wants to help you stay here.鈥 And I think the generosity of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board鈥檚 match exemplifies the universitywide compassion that is so integral to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis.鈥
The $10,000 campaign began in September 2015. Since then, the We Are Aggie Pride board of directors, staff advisers and volunteers have worked tirelessly to reach the goal. The organization met weekly to discuss strategies, hosted fundraisers and tabled at various campus events such as athletic games. In addition, the group hosted events to celebrate Student Engagement and Philanthropy Month in February and co-hosted the Third Annual Stride for Aggie Pride 5k in April.
The tenfold match from the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board will provide We Are Aggie Pride with enough funding to start an endowment. It is a significant milestone in the organization鈥檚 history, because the endowment will create a permanent source of funding that will live in perpetuity. Mike Child 鈥76, chair of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board, said he is encouraged to see We Are Aggie Pride grow and help even more students in need.
鈥溞掳拿帕喜誓谀恍畔 Davis students are diligent and impressive individuals, and we, the Foundation Board, are invested in their success,鈥 Child said. 鈥淚t speaks strongly to the strength and dignity of our university community that this philanthropic effort exists, and the board has enjoyed the opportunity to work with We Are Aggie Pride to help students who have an immediate need.鈥
Although the organization met its goal, it does not mean the student group will stop fundraising anytime soon. Students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members alike are welcome to at any time.
Media Resources
Sarah Colwell, Development and Alumni Relations, 530-752-9842, sccolwell@ucdavis.edu
Sarah Durrand, We Are Aggie Pride, 619-638-9990, sgdurrand@ucdavis.edu