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One Day, One Dayton soars high

One Day, One Dayton soars high

Nicole L. Craw • June 25, 2026

What a day. UD’s eighth annual One Day, One Dayton took place April 9, and the day’s energy did not disappoint. In the Marianist spirit of community, Flyers from around the world showed up and made record-breaking gifts, surpassing this year’s 6,600 donor goal.

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:

$2,706,220 TOTAL DONATIONS; 7,326 DONORS; DONORS FROM: 9 countries UK, AUSTRALIA, MEXICO, FRANCE, CANADA, ARGENTINA,MALAWI, VIETNAM AND MYANMAR; FROM: all 50 states + Puerto Rico; ALUMNI CLASS LEADER: 2025 STUDENT CLASS LEADER: 2027; 771 STUDENT DONORS (MOST EVER!); 1,329 MADE THEIR FIRST GIFTS

  • $2,706,220 TOTAL DONATIONS
  • 7,326 DONORS
  • DONORS FROM: all 50 states + Puerto Rico
  • DONORS FROM: 9 countries UK, AUSTRALIA, MEXICO, FRANCE, CANADA, ARGENTINA, MALAWI, VIETNAM AND MYANMAR
  • ALUMNI CLASS LEADER: 2025
  • STUDENT CLASS LEADER: 2027
  • 771 STUDENT DONORS (MOST EVER!)
  • 1,329 MADE THEIR FIRST GIFTS 
 

 

 

A version of this article appears in print in the Summer 2026 University of Dayton Magazine, Page 11. EXPLORE THE ISSUE — MORE ONLINE

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