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Events

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Past Events

Leaderboard
Fine Arts Donor Count
Fine Arts Donor Count
Rank Fund Designation Donors
1 Vocal Music 59
2 Theatre 46
3 Instrumental Music 30
4 Visual Art & Design 11
Ended
$1,000
President's Challenge
COMPLETE! To finish out GIVE2COO, President Brett Bradfield and his wife Jane are challenging 20 more donors to make a gift to the USF Fund to unlock their gift of $1,000!
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Together We Give - Let's Break our Record!
COMPLETE! A generous donor has pledged to give $2,000 to the USF Fund for every 35 donors that make a gift. Help us break our giving day record and maximize this challenge by reaching 350 donors to unlock the full $20,000.
350 / 350 Donors
Completed
$2,500
New Donor Challenge
COMPLETE! If you've never given to USF before, now's your chance! If 50 new donors GIVE2COO, a gift of $2,500 will be unlocked for the USF Fund thanks to an anonymous alumnus ’77.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$1
Unlock a Medley
COMPLETE! The tradition continues! If $1,000 is given overnight Rev. Dennis T and Dr. Jonathan Neiderhiser will perform an original parody/medley for you first thing in the morning!
$1,000 / $1,000 Raised
Completed
2
Match
Double Your Impact
MATCHED! Gifts to Academic Scholarships are worth DOUBLE! Mick ’63 and Marilyn Woodden '70 have generously offered to match gifts to Academic Scholarships up to $2,500!
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Twice the Good
MATCHED! An anonymous alum ’04 wants to boost your impact and has generously offered to match gifts to the USF Fund dollar for dollar up to $3,000!
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
$2,500
Athletics BONUS CHALLENGE
COMPLETE! The Stewart Family has added ANOTHER challenge – if 25 more donors make a gift to USF Athletics another $2,500 will be unlocked!
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Vocal Music Match
MATCHED! In honor of Music Professor Emeritus Lois Harchanko ‘55, all gifts to Vocal Music will be matched up to $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Theatre Match
MATCHED! A generous alumna will match all gifts to the Theatre Department up to $1,000.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1
Theatre - Once Upon a Mattress Sneak Peek
COMPLETE! If 20 donors give to Theatre, a sneak peek performance of Once Upon a Mattress will be released!
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Athletics Challenge
COMPLETE! If 50 donors make a gift to USF Athletics, a gift of $5,000 will be unlocked for General Athletics from the Stewart Family in honor of Gordon Stewart!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Faculty & Staff Donor Challenge
COMPLETE! If 35 members of USF’s faculty and staff community make a gift, beloved USF couple Lyle ’63 & Paula Terveen will give $2,000 to Academic Scholarships in honor of their combined lifetime service to USF of 35 years.
35 / 35 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Help Unlock $5,000
COMPLETE! If 50 donors GIVE2COO, a member of our Board of Trustees will give $5,000 to the USF Fund!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Softball Match
MATCHED! All gifts to Softball will be matched up to $500 thanks to Ken “SID” Kortemeyer ’74.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women's Golf Match
MATCHED! All gifts to Women’s Golf will be matched up to $500 thanks to Ken “SID” Kortemeyer ’74.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
$4,000
Raise the Bar - Track & Field Challenge
COMPLETE! If 30 donors make a gift to Cross Country/Track & Field, a gift of 4,000 will be unlocked thanks to a group of generous Track & Field alumni!
30 / 30 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
GIVE2COO 2023: Top Donor Group
Check back throughout #GIVE2COO to see which group has the most donors!
What is your affiliation to the institution?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Alumni 249
2 Parent/Former Parent 186
3 Friend 153
4 Faculty/Staff 68
5 Trustee 37
6 Student 29
Ended
$1,000
Start Strong Challenge
COMPLETE! To kick off our giving days, Marissa ’06 and Garrett Weinreis are challenging 25 donors to make a gift between 7-10pm to unlock a gift of $1,000 for Academic Scholarships!
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Together We Give - STRETCH GOAL
COMPLETE! An anonymous alum is challenging 100 more donors to make a gift to unlock $5,000 for the USF Fund. Help us reach our stretch goal of 450 donors!
450 / 450 Donors
Completed
$500
Alumni Donor Challenge
COMPLETE! For every 25 alumni that make a gift, the Alumni Association Board will give $500 to Academic Scholarships up to $4,000 and 200 alumni donors!
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
Event
50 States Challenge
#GIVE2COO is sweeping the nation! For every state from which we receive a gift, $1,000 will be unlocked until we reach all 50 states! Check out the heatmap to see what states we are missing! Unlocked money will be added periodically with special thanks to the alumna who made this challenge possible!
Ended
$2,500
Join Together
COMPLETE! Todd ’84 and Laurie Knutson ‘84 are challenging 50 donors to make a gift to unlock their $2,500 gift for Academic Scholarships for our bright young Cougars!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$2,500
ANOTHER Athletics BONUS CHALLENGE
COMPLETE! GO COUGARS! An anonymous Coo Couple has added ANOTHER challenge – if 25 more donors make a gift to USF Athletics, $2,500 will be unlocked!
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Fine Arts Challenge
COMPLETE! If 50 donors make a gift to USF Fine Arts, a gift of $5,000 from an anonymous alum ’66 will be unlocked to Vocal Music!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Athletics Match
MATCHED! A Coo Couple from the class of 1966 will match all gifts to General Athletics up to $2,500!
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
$1
Theatre - Once Upon A Mattress Reveal
COMPLETE! If 15 donors give to Theatre, a design element will be revealed for Once Upon a Mattress!
15 / 15 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Theatre Challenge - Unlock $2000
COMPLETE! If 25 donors make a gift to Theatre, a gift of $2,000 will be unlocked!
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$2,500
1960s Alumni Challenge
COMPLETE! An anonymous alumnus from the class of 1963 is challenging 25 alumni from 1960-1969 to make a gift to unlock $2,500!
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$250
Make it Count
COMPLETE! In honor of USF faculty, staff and administration, Paula Newport O'Neill-Weedon '64 and Ren Weedon will add $250 to gifts to the USF Fund that are $250+ up to a total of $2,500.
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$1,000
Finish Strong
COMPLETE! An anonymous donor is challenging 25 donors to make a gift in the final lap of GIVE2COO to unlock $1,000!
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Baseball Match
MATCHED! All gifts to Baseball will be matched up to $1,000 thanks to Ken “SID” Kortemeyer ’74.
Completed
2
Match
Cross Country/Track & Field Match
MATCHED! All gifts to Cross Country/Track & Field will be matched up to $1,000 thanks to Garrett and Marissa Weinreis ’06.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Men's Golf Match
MATCHED! All gifts to Men’s Golf will be matched up to $500 thanks to Ken “SID” Kortemeyer ’74.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
PARTICIPATING AREAS
USF Fund - Greatest Needs Academic Scholarships FINE ARTS USF ATHLETICS

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