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Events

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Past Events

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Unlock a Parody
UNLOCKED! If $500 is given overnight, Denny T will sing you a special new parody first thing in the morning! This will also unlock a gift of $1,000 from SID Kortemeyer ‘74!
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Pave the Way
UNLOCKED! LIVE EVENT CHALLENGE @ PAVE In honor of USF's founding year of 1883, Marissa Weinreis '06 is challenging 25 donors to make a gift between 7-9pm to unlock a gift of $1883!
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Parent Donor Challenge
UNLOCKED! If 25 USF parents/former parents make a gift, Tim and Nancee Sturdevant, current USF parents, will give $2,500!
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BONUS MATCH
COMPLETED! Because the $5,000 Stewart Family matching challenge was met IN JUST ONE HOUR, an anonymous donor has generously offered to extend this match in honor of Gordon Stewart. The next $5,000 will be matched dollar for dollar! That, plus the overarching match of $100,000 makes this a 2:1 match!
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Faculty & Staff Donor Challenge
UNLOCKED! If 20 members of USF’s faculty and staff community make a gift, Marge Anderson will give $2,000 in honor of her parents Elmer and Grace Anderson, two long-standing staff members at SFC.
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Last Lap - FINAL CHALLENGE
UNLOCKED! #GIVE2COO ends at 7pm. President Brett and First Lady Jane Bradfield are challenging 25 donors to give before GIVE2COO ends to unlock their gift of $1,000!
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#GIVE2COO: Top Donor Group
Check back throughout #GIVE2COO to see which donor group has the most donors!
What is your affiliation to the institution?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Alumni 146
2 Faculty/Staff 65
3 Parent/Former Parent 62
4 Friend 48
5 Student 3
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Duel of the Decades: Most Donors
Check back throughout #GIVE2COO to see which decade of alumni has the most donors!
In what decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2010-2019 34
2 1990-1999 28
3 2000-2009 28
4 1960-1969 21
5 1970-1979 16
6 1980-1989 11
7 1950-1959 5
8 1940-1949 1
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Social Media Challenge: Purple Outfit Contest
Put on your best USF gear for this challenge! Take a picture wearing purple USF gear and post it using #GIVE2COO to be entered to win a prize. Entries will be judged by Cooper the Cougar and winner will be chosen at 1pm on Thursday, March 28.
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Social Media Challenge: USF Pets
Have a picture of your pet in USF gear? Share a picture of your pet using #GIVE2COO to be entered to win a prize. Winner will be chosen by Cooper at 1pm on Thursday, March 28.
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135 Years and Counting
UNLOCKED! In honor of USF’s 135th birthday, Laurie '84 and Todd Knutson '84 are challenging 20 donors to give $135 or more to unlock their gift of $2,000!
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Wake up Dancing
UNLOCKED! If $500 is given overnight, students from the USF Theatre Dept. will do 12 pirouettes AND Julie Iverson will give $1000 dollars!
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Double Time
COMPLETED! Your dollar is worth DOUBLE from 1-9pm! In honor of Gordon Stewart, the Stewart Family will generously match 1:1 on all gifts up to $5,000. That, plus the overarching match of $100,000 makes this a 2:1 match!
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"Show me the Money"
COMPLETED! Your dollar is worth DOUBLE from 7am-1pm! Mick Woodden '63 has generously offered to match gifts up to $5,000. That, plus the overarching match of $100,000 makes it a 2:1 match!
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Breckyn Montano Challenge
COMPLETED! The Breckyn Montano Foundation will match up to $5,000 in honor of Breckyn Montano, a student-athlete we tragically lost this past winter. That, plus the overarching match of $100,000 makes this a 2:1 match!
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$100,000 MATCH
Every dollar will be matched 1:1 until $100,000 is reached!
$100,000 MATCHED
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#GIVE2COO: Top Dollar Group
Check back throughout our 2019 Giving Days to see which donor group has given the most dollars!
What is your affiliation to the institution?
Rank Answer Amount
1 Alumni $67,595.22
2 Parent/Former Parent $16,065.00
3 Friend $15,480.00
4 Faculty/Staff $10,895.00
5 Student $100.00
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Duel of the Decades: Top Dollar
Check back throughout our 2019 Giving Days to see which decade of alumni has given the most dollars.
In what decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Amount
1 1950-1959 $20,675.00
2 2000-2009 $15,550.22
3 1960-1969 $12,830.00
4 1990-1999 $7,895.00
5 1980-1989 $4,645.00
6 1970-1979 $4,485.00
7 2010-2019 $1,390.00
8 1940-1949 $50.00
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Social Media Challenge: Covert Cougars
USF students: Cooper the Cougar has hidden stuffed cougars all over campus and you have 24 hours to find them! Find one and post a picture of yourself with it using #GIVE2COO for a chance to win! Seven cougars have been hidden, at 9am on Thursday, March 28 Cooper will choose the most creative post to receive a prize!
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