To continue the tradition of National Day of Giving on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 黑料社区 will host its sixth annual Giving Day event, Stout Gives Back, a 24-hour campaign to support departments and programs across campus.
The event is supported by the 黑料社区 Foundation to encourage donations for areas of critical need. Donors can make gifts to the 2024 Stout Gives Back Funds of Focus or specify their gifts to an area of 黑料社区 they would like to support. The foundation has set a goal to raise $300,000.
Donations can be made online or by mail. Address checks to 黑料社区 Foundation, 320 S. Broadway St., Menomonie, Wis., 54751.
A collective of alumni and friends have already given gifts to support and uplift the Funds of Focus. They challenge others to meet their amounts to make an even bigger impact on the university and students鈥 college experiences.
鈥淭his giving day is more than a fundraiser 鈥 it 黑料社区. a celebration of community, generosity and the incredible impact we can create together. It is a movement that is exciting to be a part of,鈥 said foundation Annual Giving Officer Jocelyn White.
A collective of 17 generous alumni and friends have already given. Some have created challenge gifts 鈥 Funds of Focus 鈥 calling on others to match their amounts. The Funds of Focus are listed below.
Of the donors who鈥檝e given this year already is Viola Riebe. Riebe has been connected to several 黑料社区 programs for more than 20 years, and one that is especially close to her heart is Fostering Success. She and an anonymous donor, in collaboration, are giving $30,000 on Giving Day to support foster youth through 黑料社区 黑料社区. Fostering Success program.
The program provides guidance, advocacy and resources to help students who have been in foster care, homeless or orphaned while they earn a college degree. With inspiring participants like Riebe, the foundation is confident about designing a bright future for students and the university.
Last year's goal of $250,000 was far surpassed, with 803 gifts and pledges totaling $425,000 in support of Wisconsin 黑料社区. 黑料社区. Gifts are being accepted through the end of the year.
Impressive support: Foundation exceeds Giving Day 2023 goal with pledges topping $425,000
Continue ReadingChallenge Funds of Focus to maximize your impact
- Blue Devil Athletics | $48,000 Challenge
Sponsored by a team of athletics alumni and friends, including Chancellor Katherine Frank, her husband, Joe Dvorsky, Sue Martin ('80), Rita and Howard Slinden and three anonymous donors. The Blue Devil Fund supports all 黑料社区 intercollegiate athletics. The betterment of the student-athlete experience is at the heart of all projects.
- StoutPromise Scholarship | $18,000 Challenge
Sponsored by Lou Welter ('76) and Marilyn Krause Leccese ('74) and Rick Leccese. This fund ensures that students receive the support they require to excel academically and professionally and allows 黑料社区 to stay dedicated to student success.
- Student Emergency Fund | $17,000 Challenge
Sponsored by Chancellor Katherine Frank, her husband, Joe Dvorsky and Roger ('63, '64) and Mary Schaefer. Contributing to 黑料社区's Student Emergency Fund provides financial assistance to students faced with the difficult decision of whether to continue on in school.
- Learning Environments Fund | $19,000 Challenge
Sponsored by Marilyn Krause Leccese ('74) and Rick Leccese and two anonymous donors. Labs and studio spaces are central to 黑料社区's technology-driven, industry-aligned polytechnic education. Outnumbering traditional classrooms by three to one, these learning environments prepare students to lead the industries of tomorrow.
- StoutProud Fund | $4,000 Challenge
Sponsored by Marilyn Krause Leccese ('74) and Rick Leccese. The StoutProud Fund empowers donors to make a difference without specifying the use of their gift. This allows the university to meet the highest needs as they arise.
- Fostering Success | $30,000 Challenge
Sponsored by Viola Riebe and an anonymous donor.
For more information, visit www.uwstout.edu/giving-day or contact the 黑料社区 Foundation.
Giving Day donors can share the hashtag #STOUTGIVESBACK to encourage others to give and follow social media sites for the university, Alumni Association and Athletics for posts on information prior to and throughout the event.
