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Tony George and Joe and Kelli Erickson College of Business Challenge

The first $2250 in gifts to the College of Business will be matched 1:1 by alumnus Tony George, '86 and Joe and Kelli Erickson.

$2,250 MATCHED

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MBA Program Match

Thank you for helping us with this challenge! The first $1,000 in gifts to the MBA program will be matched dollar for dollar by MBA alumnus Stephen Barrett, ’10 and Kathleen Barrett (up to $250 per donor) as an investment in current and future MBA program candidates.

$725 MATCHED

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Top 5 WWU Fundraisers

These are our Top 5 Leaders for WWU. NOT based on dollars but donor count contributing to their department, program or scholarships success.

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$1,000	Men's Crew	117
2	$1,000	Marketing Department	102
3	$1,000	Women's Volleyball	101
4	$1,000	Racing	87
5	$1,000	Behavioral Neuroscience	74
6		Childcare Development Center Playground Renovation	62
7		Scholarships and Diversity Initiatives	61
8		Western Washington University	53
9		Manufacturing and Supply Chain/ OPS Management	52
10		Chemistry	52
11		Woodring College of Education	52
12		Honors Program	47
13		Men's Soccer	40
14		Accounting	39
15		Cross Country & Track and Field	34

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Celebrate WWU's 125th Anniversary and be the 125th Donor!

This year WWU is celebrating our 125th anniversary! Help us reach our GOAL and you and a guest will be sitting pretty near the goal! The overall 125th donor on WWU Give Day will win 2 tickets to see the Sounders face off against DC United on June 9th.

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The Bean Stop Happy Hour Challenge

Thank you! The Bean Stop donated $1 to WWU for every drink purchased during their Happy Hour Drink Special from 3-5pm on Give Day!

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1:1 Recent Grad Challenge

Thank you! The first $5,000 in gifts from recent grads (up to $100 ) were matched 2:1 by Alumnus Dave Mann, '82 and Ann Thomson Mann.

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Marketing Alumni Challenge

The first $1,000 in gifts to the Marketing Department will be matched 1:1 by generous members of the Marketing Advisory Board and faculty. If Marketing reaches 250 donors, Ed Love and Dan Purdy will take the AB Crepe Challenge!

$1,000 MATCHED

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MSCM/Ops Chaudiere Challenge

Thank you! Gifts to the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management and Operations Management Programs were matched 1:1 by alumna Karen Chaudiere, ’87 and Rick Keist.

$0 MATCHED

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Give Day Challenge Pool

30% of EVERY gift made will be matched by one of our challenge pools (if they did not already receive matching funds from another challenge, up to $5,000 per donor). Challenge Pool dollars are allocated as a percentage: Total Matching Pool ÷ Total Give Day Donations = Match %. Thank you to our generous Challenge Pool Donors for transforming lives and inspiring support of education: Steven and Victoria Garfinkle, Tony George, Greg & Elizabeth Grant, Marjorie and Allen Hatter, Andy Kositsky & Maria Mazzei, Jennifer Kutcher, '97 and Michael Kutcher, Bryan Page, Karen & Lane Richards; Jerry & Truc Thon; the WWU Alumni Association, the Western Fund.

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WECU Give Away in Celebration of Give Day!

Stay tuned! WECU will be announcing the winners of this Give Away soon. Whatcom Educational Credit Union is a proud supporter of WWU Scholarships and a sponsor of WECU Court in Carver Gymnasium. To further celebrate our partnership with WWU, WECU will host a drawing for all Give Day donors to win one of three beautiful baskets filled with WWU & WECU swag, and a $100 gift certificate to a downtown Bellingham restaurant. You do not need to make a gift to enter this drawing. For details or to enter without donating visit: https://wwugiveday.wwu.edu/wecu.

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2:1 Student Match Has been met!

Thank you! The first $7,000 in students gifts (up to $100 ) were matched 2:1 by Jack Cullen, '73 Dave Mann, '82 and Ann Thomson Mann.

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Areas You can Support

Athletics Western Washington University Childcare Development Center Playground Renovation College of Business and Economics College of Fine and Performing Arts College of Science and Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate School Honors Program Huxley College of The Environment Libraries Parents and Families Programs, Centers and Institutes Veteran Services Woodring College of Education

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