Holy Cross is thriving because generations of Crusaders took it upon themselves to make the College’s mission their mission. Like these remarkable alumni, each contributor seizes the opportunity to make a difference, to support the College, to become part of a world-changing story, and to celebrate the College’s 175 years of impact.
On January 25 at 6:00 a.m. – January 26, at 11:59 p.m., join us in celebrating 175 years of Holy Cross Difference Makers. For every 1,000 donors, the College will receive $250,000 from a generous group of alumni and parents.
GIVE to help prepare today’s students for lives of impact. SHARE and invite your friends to participate. BE a Difference Maker.
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $175
Match Complete!
For Class of 1994
Offered by Danita Beck-Wickwire
Donation Challenge
$250,000 if 1,000 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by A Group of HC Alumni and Parents
Donation Challenge
$250,000 if 500 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by A Group of HC Alumni and Parents
Donation Challenge
$250,000 if 2,000 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by A Group of HC Alumni and Parents
Donation Challenge
$250,000 if 5,000 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by A Group of HC Alumni and Parents
Donation Challenge
$250,000 if 4,000 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by A Group of HC Alumni and Parents
Donation Challenge
$250,000 if 3,000 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by A Group of HC Alumni and Parents
Donation Challenge
$400 if 20 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Sarah Jensen
Donation Challenge
$150 if 50 donors give in the next over 5 years
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Jacqueline Rock & Christopher Rock
Donation Match
$100 per donor up to $5,500
Match Complete!
For Class of 1984
Offered by George Paletta
Donation Match
$100 per donor up to $2,500
Match Complete!
For Class of 1969
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $2,500
Match Complete!
For Class of 1999
Offered by Malcolm McCluskey
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $1,000
Match Complete!
For Alumni
Offered by Emmett & Regina Daly
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Baseball
Offered by Dan Morrill
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Crew
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Crew
Offered by Patrick Diggins & Kristen Diggins
Donation Match
$20 per donor up to $1,000
Match Complete!
For Fund for Athletics Excellence
Offered by Nancy Maddi Taylor
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Parenteau Swimming and Diving Fund
Offered by Coleen Lynch
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Golf
Offered by Steve Napoli
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Class of 2015
Offered by Julianne Trasatti
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Class of 2015
Offered by Michael Noone
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For O'Callahan Society Initiatives
Offered by Frank Bergin
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $400
Match Complete!
For Cheerleading
Offered by Sarah Phipps
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $250
Match Complete!
For Crew
Offered by Andrew Cutney
Donation Match
$10 per donor up to $200
Match Complete!
For Class of 2004
Offered by Dara Ely
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $500
Match Complete!
For Parenteau Swimming and Diving Fund
Offered by Jeff Barlok
Donation Match
$5 per $1 donated up to $250
Match Complete!
For Lacrosse
Offered by Patricia Sutton
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $175
Match Complete!
Offered by Lisa Villa & Michael Villa
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $175
Match Complete!
For Class of 1996
Offered by Laura Cutone Godwin
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $150
Match Complete!
For Track & Field/Cross Country
Offered by Jim Kavanagh
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $100
Match Complete!
For Crew
Offered by Marie DiPalma
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500
Match Complete!
For Class of 1998
Offered by Jim MacLeod & Amy Levine
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $2,000
Match Complete!
For Lacrosse
Offered by george paletta
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $300
Match Complete!
Offered by Joseph Canedo
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $300
Match Complete!
For Crew
Offered by Thomas Gillon
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $150
Match Complete!
For Track & Field/Cross Country
Offered by Egetta Alfonso & Rigo Alfonso
Donation Match
$1 per donor up to $175
Match Complete!
For Class of 1976
Offered by Thomas Healey
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $2,500
Match Complete!
For Class of 1978
Offered by Mike Shanahan
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $1,000
Match Complete!
For Class of 1994
Offered by Mike Miller
Donation Match
$5 per donor up to $1,000
Match Complete!
For Parents Fund
Offered by Rosie Stewart'19
THANK YOU for supporting Holy Cross during our 175th anniversary challenge: Celebrating Difference Makers. Today’s Holy Cross students make a difference in the classroom, in the community, and in the world around them. With each new graduating class, the College’s impact on the world grows.
We're thrilled to have this completed piece of community art to celebrate our Difference Makers—YOU!
We’ve reached 5,500 donors and unlocked a total of $1.5 million during the Celebrating Difference Makers challenge.
To conclude our 1.75 days and fittingly celebrate the College’s 175th anniversary, our generous challenge group will bring their gift to $1.75 million to see how far we can go.
2087 days ago by Kerri SaucierWe are at 5,000 donors and have now unlocked a total of $1.25 million in challenge money from a generous group of alumni and parents.
Our next goal is to add 500 donors for $250,000 more.
Why does participation in giving matter? Each generation has given back to ensure the future for the next. Holy Cross is great because alumni, parents and friends have made the College’s mission their mission for 175 years.
In 2018, US News and World Report listed Holy Cross eighth in the nation for Alumni Participation in Giving alongside schools like Princeton, Williams, Amherst, and Bowdoin.
Let’s keep our proud tradition going for today’s students--tomorrow’s Difference Makers.
Share that you gave. Challenge your friends. Multiply your impact. Be a difference maker.
4,000 donors and 11 hours to go! Our next goal is 5,000 donors!
The excitement continues on Mount St. James with just 11 hours left in the HC 175: Celebrating Difference Makers challenge!
Our donors and volunteers are doing a tremendous job—and we have momentum on our side.
Additional advocate incentives were just posted, so let’s keep the energy high.
Please keep spreading the word and sharing our #HolyCross175 story!
2087 days ago by Kerri Saucier
We have reached 3,000 donors to our giving challenge and will receive another $250,000 from a small group of alumni and parents to multiply the impact. Our next goal is to reach 4,000!
Like alumni of years past, each contributor to the challenge seizes the opportunity to make a difference, to support the College’s mission, and to celebrate our 175th anniversary.
If you have already participated, THANK YOU! If you have not, please GIVE
As part of the celebration on campus, we are creating a mosaic of Fenwick Hall comprised of thousands of photos of people who make this college great. The original artwork will be on display for the rest of our 175th anniversary year.
Participating is simple. First, GIVE to prepare students for lives of impact. Then, SNAP a photo on public Instagram or Twitter accounts. TAG it with #HolyCross175, and your photo will become part of the mosaic. If you do not wish to post publicly, you can text your photo to 814-205-9973.
Chu Chu Rah Rah. 2,000 donors are in. We have reached the second milestone in our giving challenge, unlocking an additional $250,000 from our challengers. Our next goal is 3,000 donors!
Share that you gave. Challenge your friends. Multiply your impact. Be a Difference Maker!
We just reached the first milestone in our giving challenge of 1,000 donors, unlocking an additional $250,000 from our challengers if we reach 2,000 donors! If you have already participated, we take our hats off to you!
Share that you gave. Challenge your friends. Multiply your impact. Be a difference maker.
Donors
View All Donors| Designation | Donors | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Volleyball | 32 | $3,170 |
| Track & Field/Cross Country | 275 | $19,142 |
| Tennis | 26 | $2,200 |
| Parenteau Swimming and Diving Fund | 115 | $13,890 |
| Softball | 72 | $15,815 |
| Soccer | 88 | $14,289 |
| Lacrosse | 171 | $32,841 |
| Ice Hockey | 115 | $10,696 |
| Golf | 32 | $2,875 |
| Football (The Gridiron Club) | 210 | $30,674 |
| Field Hockey | 46 | $3,541 |
| Crew | 170 | $19,330 |
| Basketball | 97 | $10,490 |
| Baseball | 125 | $14,128 |
| Fund for Athletics Excellence | 111 | $18,011 |
| Affiliation | Donors | $ Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | $4,505 |
| 2022 | 265 | $22,146 |
| 2021 | 271 | $49,094 |
| 2020 | 157 | $9,815 |
| 2019 | 175 | $27,707 |
| 2018 | 113 | $6,371 |
| 2017 | 112 | $7,935 |
| 2016 | 80 | $6,084 |
| 2015 | 73 | $19,858 |
| 2014 | 115 | $4,878 |
| 2013 | 73 | $6,938 |
| 2012 | 78 | $4,817 |
| 2011 | 102 | $6,416 |
| 2010 | 79 | $5,905 |
| 2009 | 91 | $6,365 |
| 2008 | 60 | $6,254 |
| 2007 | 71 | $6,261 |
| 2006 | 102 | $8,245 |
| 2005 | 67 | $17,656 |
| 2004 | 96 | $9,695 |
| 2003 | 116 | $8,571 |
| 2002 | 84 | $11,566 |
| 2001 | 75 | $10,250 |
| 2000 | 57 | $6,453 |
| 1999 | 135 | $27,919 |
| 1998 | 59 | $11,765 |
| 1997 | 62 | $4,875 |
| 1996 | 67 | $13,530 |
| 1995 | 68 | $12,328 |
| 1994 | 181 | $34,944 |
| 1993 | 106 | $31,609 |
| 1992 | 78 | $12,761 |
| 1991 | 76 | $28,141 |
| 1990 | 79 | $14,295 |
| 1989 | 102 | $44,265 |
| 1988 | 69 | $13,800 |
| 1987 | 75 | $18,085 |
| 1986 | 81 | $15,477 |
| 1985 | 84 | $21,289 |
| 1984 | 87 | $23,936 |
| 1983 | 77 | $50,000 |
| 1982 | 55 | $23,165 |
| 1981 | 61 | $14,330 |
| 1980 | 73 | $9,665 |
| 1979 | 77 | $18,940 |
| 1978 | 79 | $18,440 |
| 1977 | 48 | $5,355 |
| 1976 | 134 | $20,686 |
| 1975 | 50 | $12,805 |
| 1974 | 41 | $11,733 |
| 1973 | 37 | $13,140 |
| 1972 | 28 | $6,440 |
| 1971 | 26 | $6,150 |
| 1970 | 46 | $6,170 |
| 1969 | 35 | $10,200 |
| 1968 | 34 | $9,935 |
| 1967 | 17 | $2,745 |
| 1966 | 28 | $4,610 |
| 1965 | 30 | $3,604 |
| 1964 | 19 | $2,875 |
| 1963 | 24 | $4,700 |
| 1962 | 13 | $2,172 |
| 1961 | 9 | $4,001 |
| 1960 | 10 | $1,925 |
| 1959 | 16 | $1,585 |
| 1958 | 7 | $350 |
| 1957 | 8 | $1,925 |
| 1956 | 10 | $10,975 |
| 1955 | 4 | $525 |
| 1954 | 4 | $1,850 |
| 1953 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 1952 | 1 | $100 |
| 1951 | 7 | $1,775 |
| 1950 | 2 | $110 |
| 1949 | 1 | $100 |
| 1948 | 1 | $25 |
| 1947 | 1 | $200 |
| 1942 | 1 | $5 |
