Join the fun on August 22 and 23- #CougarWelcome!
Let’s show our Southern hospitality- and our Cougar pride- to all new and returning Cougars and give them a big #CougarWelcome. For 36 hours, starting on August 22 at 12 p.m. and ending at 11:59 p.m. on August 23, Cougar Nation will come together and welcome our new and returning students to campus by making a gift of any size.
Let’s jump on the welcome wagon and make this #CougarWelcome one to remember!
- WEAR your favorite CofC gear.
- GIVE a housewarming gift with a donation to the College of Charleston Fund or Parents’ Fund.
- SHARE the love via #CougarWelcome. Visit our social media toolkitfor content and encourage friends to make a gift by tagging them, making a phone call, sending a text, etc. Get the word out!
36 Hours. 360 Donors.
Follow all the action right here or check it out on facebook and instagram.
All online gifts will be directed to the College of Charleston Fund or Parents' Fund. To make a donation to a specific fund, please call 843.953.5113.
Donation Challenge
$100 if 100 donors give in the next about 7 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Brady Quirk-Garvan
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $200
Match Complete!
For Class of 2008
Offered by Brad Chapman
We have a T-shirt giveaway going on right now! The next 25 donors who make their gifts will receive a free #CougarWelcome T-shirt!
We will email you on August 24 to get your t-shirt size and will update here when all shirts are claimed!
UPDATE, 7:55 p.m.: This t-shirt giveaway as been claimed. Thanks all!
2583 days ago by Jenny AlstadWe are running an exciting giveaway during #CougarWelcome! Make your gift (*) before 11:59 p.m. on August 23 and be entered to win TWO VIP TICKETS TO A CHARLESTON AFFAIR at the 2018 Spring Alumni Weekend!
These tickets will grant you access to the VIP areas with private bar, food and drink, air conditioning and restrooms.
*To be entered to win, you must make a minimum gift of $100 to the #CougarWelcome drive. One entry per donor. Winner will be announced on August 24.
2584 days ago by Jenny AlstadNot that you need an incentive to hang out on Facebook and Instagram, but we’re giving you one anyway. Sign up to be a Cougar Online Ambassador and we’ll provide you with pre-made social media posts and pictures to help share the #CougarWelcome message and good news from campus throughout the year. New prizes will be added every month and there is no requirement for how little (or how much!) you share!
#CougarWelcome officially launches at 12:00 P.M. on August 22. Feeling like an overachiever? Go ahead and make your gift ahead of time using the GIVE NOW button above and your gift will be counted in our totals during #CougarWelcome!
2617 days ago by Jenny AlstadDonors
View All Donors
| Affiliation | Donors | $ Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | $653 |
| 2009 | 13 | $325 |
| 2008 | 13 | $850 |
| 2014 | 9 | $352 |
| 2011 | 9 | $225 |
| 2021 | 7 | $300 |
| 2004 | 6 | $310 |
| 2007 | 5 | $110 |
| 2012 | 5 | $215 |
| 2005 | 5 | $115 |
| 2010 | 5 | $130 |
| 2019 | 5 | $225 |
| 2006 | 4 | $185 |
| 1994 | 4 | $150 |
| 2013 | 4 | $93 |
| 2016 | 4 | $60 |
| 2018 | 4 | $350 |
| 2017 | 3 | $105 |
| 1987 | 3 | $75 |
| 2001 | 3 | $45 |
| 2015 | 3 | $100 |
| 1984 | 2 | $350 |
| 1983 | 2 | $150 |
| 1982 | 2 | $275 |
| 1993 | 2 | $125 |
| 1989 | 2 | $50 |
| 1995 | 2 | $125 |
| 1991 | 2 | $150 |
| 1985 | 2 | $50 |
| 1980 | 2 | $125 |
| 1997 | 2 | $125 |
| 1963 | 1 | $100 |
| 1986 | 1 | $100 |
| 1977 | 1 | $100 |
| 1974 | 1 | $100 |
| 1996 | 1 | $25 |
| 1971 | 1 | $25 |
| 1969 | 1 | $25 |
| 1992 | 1 | $50 |
| 1998 | 1 | $25 |
| 1999 | 1 | $100 |
| 2000 | 1 | $25 |
| 2003 | 1 | $10 |
| 1990 | 1 | $50 |
| 1976 | 1 | $25 |
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