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One Day, One Dayton
ONE DAY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS!
We asked, and you answered — in a big way! Thanks to you and more than 700 volunteers, the University of Dayton had a record-breaking day for our third annual giving day: 6,024 Flyer faithful representing all 50 states raised $2,837,725 to support the success of our students and our campus community.
More than $600,000 of the total was contributed toward 12 matches and three unlocking challenges — to inspire donors to increase their impact. Our more than 700 volunteers included alumni, students, faculty and staff, parents, and friends. Students rallied their friends and had fun on campus, and the Houston Community won the Community Competition by reaching a participation rate of 6.9%.
Challenges played a big role in our success. Bill ’70 and Jan Tweed and James ’75 and Pamela Spinner contributed $50,000 when we hit the 1850 Challenge. John '67 and Natalie Alberici gave $50,000 when we hit 3,700 donors. Inspired by these gifts, Fred ’76 and Lisa Tenover created the 4500 Challenge, and their $200,000 gift will establish the Brother Don Geiger, S.M. Memorial Fund for Graduate Students.
It’s always a good day to be a Flyer, but on April 14, everyone in our community was especially ProUD to be UD!
6,024
Total donors
$2,837,725
Total dollars
700+
Volunteers
$600K+
Matching gifts & unlocking challenges
50
Donors from every state!
Houston
Winner of the Community Competition
One day, infinite impact
On April 14, junior Drew Moyer, special events chair for Students for University Advancement and incoming president of Student Government Association, could be seen all over campus.
OTHER STORIES OF IMPACT
Community on Ice
If you strolled across campus today, you would likely do a double take when approaching Stuart Field. Per usual, students might be competing on the field — but in an ice rink.
Read more about the ice rink
The UD Way
You would struggle to find a harder working first-year student than Odyssey Oehme. Supporting herself while in school is a necessity, but nevertheless a daunting task.
Read more about Oehme
Family First
Vanessa Valadez ’20 remembers how hard her parents worked during her childhood. “They would always work on the weekends and try to find little jobs here and there, just for extra money.”
Read more about Vanessa Valadez
