Reno Waswil
DISTRIBUTION EDITOR

Giving Day is a newly formed Illinois
Tech tradition during which the community
surrounding the university comes together to
donate to the school to provide funding for
“scholarships, educational supplies, campus
support, and other university initiatives"
On Tuesday, November 15, 2016, the second
annual 247hour Giving Day campaign was
held, which had the slogan “TECH YEAH!"

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Giving Day raises $747,538 and kicks off this year's Student Gift Campaign

This event was primarily organized by the
Office of Institutional Advancement and was
headquartered at the Pritzker Club that day
from 9 am to 8 pm Donations made in,
person, online, or over the phone went “straight
to the fund, scholarship, or department" to
which the donation was made

This year, the event raised a total of
$747,538 through 1,036 “gifts" or donations
from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and
friends of the university along with a number
of matching donations and "challenge"
donations, which "unlocked" money as more

and more donations were made This was an
increase from the $685,000 from 1,005 gifts
the previous year in the same 247hour period
of time

Although the Office of Institutional
Advancement’s duties primarily revolve
around alumni outreach, encouraging students
to make donations was made a focus this year
with the Student Gift Committee's “Hawks 4
Hawks Hardship fund" contribution to the
events This is a fund that would be set aside
to provide financial assistance to students that
face hardships and to which students could

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make direct donationsl Several tables were set
up around MTCC staffed by volunteers of the
Student Gift Committee at which donations
could be made Each donation at the minimum
$5 limit returned a raffle ticket to the donor,
and a donation of $15 or more came with a
free teshirt, which was designed by Diana Wu,
a student on the committee This campaign
ended with a launch party from 6 pm to 8
pm in the MTCC Ballroom at which the raffle
prizes were awarded

 

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