The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, is celebrating 15 years of debate! With more than 1,200 debaters at 40 schools, we’re inspired to ask - What would our Minnesota schools look like if every student had access to debate?
More lifelong learners. More critical thinkers. More active global citizens committed to making change. With more young people empowered by the tools debate provides - including 98% college acceptance, 12-14% higher reading comprehension, increased GPA & advanced class placement - the next 15 years of Minnesota Urban Debate inspire us to dream big!
You can celebrate with us by contributing to our 2019 Give to the Max goals:
- Give Debate: Any one-time gift of any size contributes to our goal of $15,000.
- Become an Advocate for Debate on our UDL website - help us reach our goal of 50 monthly donors! Bonus: You’ll enjoy a debate-themed gift item if you become an Advocate for Debate, giving over $15/month! Your 15th Anniversary Donor Reward includes an MNUDL tote bag and your choice of a ceramic mug or travel mug.
- Share Your Story! New this year: help us reach our goal of collecting 15 debate stories. Reminisce and share with us via Google Form.
With your support, what could our amazing debaters accomplish within the next 15 years?
Thank You For Giving to the Max! We're floored! Thanks to your generosity, we blasted past our $15,000 fundraising goal! In fact, $20,778 is 138% of our goal!
You helped make our 15th Anniversary kickoff fundraiser even better than we imagined. You make our next 15 years of programming possible, bringing more Minnesota students access to debate!
Just a few ways your gift will make a difference all year long:
- $60 - provides middle school evidence for more than 20 debaters 💼
- $75 - medals for a Spanish Debate or East African Debate tournament 🏅
- $90 - pizza for a Financial Literacy Leadership Debate kick-off 🍕
- $150 - tournament entry fees for one high school team in the fall season ✔️
- $300 - one student's middle school summer camp tuition ☀️
Thank you! We're excited to watch and share with you what our amazing debaters will accomplish in the next 15 years - thanks to your support.
1791 days ago by Genesia WilliamsThank you for your support of Augsburg University's Give to the Max Day! Thanks to you and 1,566 other friends of Augsburg, we were able to raise $417,846 for projects across campus. We are blown away by your generosity and excited to see your donations in action.
Go Auggies!
Toby Piper LaBelle '96
1792 days ago by Kaia Chambers