2024 GVSU Day of Giving

Congratulations to our Club Sports winners! Thanks to the generous support of Dottie Johnson, these teams won additional dollars. 

📢 Top Advocate - Donors 

The advocate who brings in the most donors to a Club Sports team gets to choose the team that receives an extra $500.

Winner: Rowing Club

📣 Top Advocate – Dollars 

The advocate who raises the most dollars for a Club Sports team gets to choose the team that receives an extra $500. 

Winner: Rowing Club

🏁 Race to 25 Donors 

The first team to hit 25 donors to their Team fund will earn $500.

Winner: Water Ski Club

🏎️ Race to 50 Donors 

The first team to hit 50 donors to their Team fund will earn $500. 

Winner: Rowing Club

🏅 Alumni Challenge! 

The team with the most overall alumni donors at the end of the campaign will earn $500. 

Winner: Women's Volleyball Club

⏰ Phew, That Was Close!

The team to get the last gift before the campaign closes at 11:59 p.m. on March 21 will earn $500.

Winner: Rowing Club

Congratulations to our Athletics Challenge winners!

🏆 Alumni Challenge!

• The athletic team with the most overall alumni donors will get an $1,000 gift from Kim Schmidt.

Winner: Cross Country/Track

💪 Rewarding Hard Work

• The team with the most overall donors will get an additional $2,500 from GVSU Athletics at the end of the campaign.

Winner: Cross Country/Track

• The team with the most overall dollars raised will get an additional $2,500 from GVSU Athletics at the end of the campaign.

Winner: Soccer Team

You showed up in a BIG way for our first-ever Day of Giving - thank you! 💙 Your generosity showed our students that the entire Laker community is behind them and that when Lakers Give Back, big things happen. 

We can't wait to share the final results with you soon including the Athletics and Club Sports Team challenge winners. Our student-athletes worked hard to fundraise for their teams and there was some fierce competition. Stay tuned for the results! 

Thanks for your continued support of our GVSU students!

We had a blast celebrating Day of Giving with students, faculty, staff, and even Louie the Laker! Everyone was so excited to celebrate Grand Valley and our collective achievements. 

Day of Giving has officially surpassed 1,000 donors! Seeing the entire Laker community rally together to support our Grand Valley students is incredibly inspiring. We are so grateful for our generous Lakers!

The best part? We are still going! We still have some great challenges and matches left on the page to double your impact. Plus, GVSU socks are still available to anyone who gives $67 or more before midnight tonight!

We're just over halfway through Day of Giving and have raised over $150,000! Hooray!

The Laker community is SHOWING UP for Day of Giving! Even more challenges and matches have been completed this morning, including:

• Paul Plotkowski gave $500 to the Engineering Formula SAE Gift fund because $500 was donated to that fund.
• Len Van Popering gave $5,000 to the Dean of Students Emergency fund after $2,500 was gifted by donors.
• Mike Williams gave $300 to the Basketball Women Special Projects fund after 10 donors gave.
• Doug Lipinski gave $500 to the Baseball Special Projects fund because 10 donors gave.
• Darrell and Sharon Niedzwiecki gave $2,500 to the Football Special Projects fund because $2,500 was gifted by donors.
• Kara Van Dam gave gave $1,500 after $500 was donated to the Military & Veterans Resource Center.
• Aaron Lowen gave $1,000 to the Seidman College of Business after 10 donors made a gift to the college. 

Let's keep this energy going all the way to midnight tonight and complete more matches and challenges!

🎉 Wow - our Laker community is amazing! Thank you for helping us reach our first major Day of Giving goal! When we hit 616 donors, we unlocked a generous $30,500 from the GVU Foundation Directors.

Let's keep up the momentum! Stay tuned for more challenges and matches throughout the day that double your impact and help ensure every student has the resources they need to thrive.

Thanks to support from the Laker community, several Day of Giving challenges and matches have been completed:

• An anonymous donor gave $1,000 because 20 donors made a gift to the Soccer Special Projects fund. 
• Paul Plotkowski made a gift of $500 to the Computing & Information Systems Scholarship fund because $500 was donated to the fund.
• The Kretchman Family Fund gave $5,000 to the Softball Special Projects fund because 10 donors made a gift. 

We’re celebrating Day of Giving with socks! In honor of the Pioneer Class of 1967, you’ll receive a pair of limited-edition socks when you make a gift of $67 or more. Don't miss your chance to Anchor Up!

Thanks to support from the Laker community, several Day of Giving challenges and matches were completed:

• Philomena V. Mantella gave $1,000 because 100 donors gave to the campaign.
• An Anonymous donor gave $1,000 because 20 donors gave to the Soccer Special Projects fund.
• Nicolas Baine & Elaine Baine gave $100 because 10 donors gave to the campaign.
• Amy Manderscheid gave $1,000 because $1,000 was donated to the Kirkhof College of Nursing Endowment. 

In celebration of Grand Valley’s first graduating class in 1967, if you make a gift of $67 or more, you can receive a pair of exclusive Grand Valley socks that are only available for Day of Giving. There are limited pairs available, so make your gift soon before they are gone!