Thank you, GOLD Polar Bears & Seniors! 🥳 Together, you unlocked $100K for financial aid and made gifts that will impact every area of campus this year. 

Congrats, Class of 2020! In a few weeks, your banner will hang proudly in Thorne. Watch your mailbox for a special thanks and class sticker. 

GO U BEARS! 🐻‍❄️

We surpassed 500 alumni donors and unlocked $100K for Financial Aid! 🥳

It's not over yet - the top spot is still up for grabs. 

Make a gift by midnight PST tonight - the class with the most donors will have their banner raised in Thorne AND receive a class sticker. Who doesn't love a good sticker?!

Your class banner could be hanging in Thorne ➡️ there is still time to change that leaderboard! 

With their banner already hanging in Thorne, alumni classes are volleying for the win! 

There's still time ⏰ to pull ahead of the classes in the '20s --- make your gift today to show your class pride AND support financial aid at Bowdoin. 

Last night, seniors gathered in MaGees to fundraise for the challenge and make their first gifts to Bowdoin! 

• Bowdoin has increased 📈 its financial aid budget by 56% since the Class of 2013 graduated. 
• Financial aid has been a part of Bowdoin's DNA 🧬 for nearly 200 years - access makes Bowdoin better, and stronger, for everyone. 🥰

350 GOLD Alumni and Seniors have officially unlocked a total $50K for financial aid! 🎉

150 more to go...GO U BEARS! 🐻‍❄️

The Class of 2021 is in THIRD place on the leaderboard below...

You can help your class catch up🏆by making your gift, becoming an Advocate, and sharing your personal plea!

• In July, Bowdoin announced that it became one of six schools to expand its need-blind admissions policy to include international citizens. 
• Last academic year, Bowdoin increased the student aid budget by $3.5 million per year - funds which are distributed across all levels of need, with an emphasis on low- and middle-income families. 

• Bowdoin is need blind for all applicants, which means a family's ability to pay is never a factor or barrier to admission. 
• Bowdoin meets the fully calculated need using scholarships, which never have to be paid back. 
• The average financial aid package is $62,350.
• Need-based Bowdoin scholarships range from $1,600 to $80,390. 
• Bowdoin's aid packages are loan-free. 

The College is committed to helping to make a Bowdoin education affordable and promises that family income will never be a barrier to attending and having an unforgettable experience beneath the pines. 🌲

So far, the Classes of 2013 - 2023 have unlocked $25K for financial aid! 🥳

Let's keep the momentum going and unlock even more support by reaching the next level with 350 donors. 

Don't forget to check the leaderboard below --- how's your class doing? 

Bowdoin Seniors are showing up - check out the leaderboard below! Remember your Senior Class Gift Campaign (SCGC)?? They're tabling on campus and supporting the GOLD Financial Aid Challenge with their first gifts to Bowdoin. 

GOLD alumna 🌟Mariette Aborn '17🌟 tells us why she supports financial aid at Bowdoin. What's your reason for giving? Record a personal plea -🖱️click to make your gift and become an Advocate today!