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SCARLET & GIVE BACK DAY
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Class of 2023! Have you heard? Dari Barn is up for grabs! Make a gift today and help our class win Dari Barn ice cream! The class with the highest giving participation percentage will enjoy ice cream from Darn Barn later this semester.

Plus, two anonymous alumni are offering students a $1 for $1 match that will follow where you direct your gift. For example, if you wish to support a specific department, athletics team, the Pioneer Fund or another established fund, the anonymous matching gift dollars will also be directed to the same area!

Give today and help our class enjoy Dari Barn!

Updates
Thank you for your collective support!

Every community, every business, and every initiative needs more Grinnellians.

Thank you! Your efforts during Scarlet & Give Back Day resulted in 2,559 donors and $1,204,782.

Because of your tremendous support of our community, we are more equipped to prepare and send students forth as Grinnellians with the desire, passion, and ability to change the world for the better. 

You took full advantage of the $1-for-$1 match provided by Betsy Wolcott ’75, Tommy Erdei ’95 and Stephen Sandquist ’95, reaching the maximum $420,000 pledge amount! 

When a second giving challenge was announced, you again came through in spectacular fashion. The Board of Trustees pledged to give $240,000 if we reached 2,500 donors by 5 p.m.; 2,559 donors gave! 

On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff of Grinnell College, thank you for giving to Grinnell. Thank you for supporting Grinnell’s commitment to access and academic excellence, and demonstrating the strength of our community.

— Your friends in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations

1525 days ago by Jillian Beukema
And the winners are ...

Congratulations to the following winning teams of Grinnell's first Scarlet & Give Back Day Escape Room!

7 p.m. Session Winners: 

1st place: 35s on 35 
Damian Von Schoenborn '10
Julie Hoye '09
Kelsey Picken '10
Joe Harper
Dave Roberts
Edgerly Roberts 

2nd place: She-Block
Jennie Robinson Kloos ‘90
Amy Woodworth ‘91
Barb Duffrin ‘91
Jinna Collins ’91 
Jessica Toft ‘89

3rd place: Grinning Houdinis 
Scott Porter 80
Catherine Barrad – parent 
Karen Fuller parent 2022
Joy Glasier ’95 
Miranda Thomas ‘17
Molly Skouson ’21 

8 p.m. Session Winners: 

1st Place: Swish Sisters 
Katy Mackins '06
Marie Lister '03
Lauren Byrne '06
Anna Veit-Carter '05
Emily Kolbe '07 

2nd place: 
Matt Cleinman ‘06
John Bohman ‘06
Davis Hart ‘06
Tiffany Ong ’06 

3rd place: The Lushes
Kristina Van Doren-Shulkin '05
Sarah Butcher ’05 
Cristina Briskie-Wood ’05 
Alissa Briggs ’05 

1525 days ago by Jillian Beukema
Hooray! We did it!

Thank you to the 1,913 donors who helped us exhaust the $1 for $1 gift match from Betsy Wolcott ’75, Tommy Erdei ’95, and Stephen Sandquist ’95 for a total of $420,000!  

We’re energized by your effort and are happy to announce the Board of Trustees is inspired as well. To keep the momentum going, they are offering a second challenge. Trustees will contribute $240,000, if we receive a total of 2,500 donors by 5 p.m. CT today.

1525 days ago by Jillian Beukema
Good evening! We are getting closer to our goal!

Photo of Scarlet the squirrel with a student

It's been a great day so far for Grinnell! We are over halfway to meeting the $1 for $1 match from Betsy Wolcott ’75, Tommy Erdei ’95, and Stephen Sandquist ’95. If you haven't made your gift yet, there's still time!

1526 days ago by Jillian Beukema
It's finally Scarlet & Give Back Day!

1526 days ago by Jillian Beukema
Scarlet & Give Back Day Virtual Escape Rooms - FULL!

All team slots for both Escape Rooms have been filled! Team results will be posted here following the conclusion of both sessions.

1532 days ago by Jillian Beukema
Scarlet & Give Back Day Virtual Escape Room - Registration open!

Do you like solving riddles? Or completing puzzles in a certain amount of time? If so, gather your Grinnellian friends together to participate in Grinnell College’s first Virtual Escape Room. All members of the Grinnell College community, including alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff, are invited to participate.

Hosted by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, this inaugural event will be held during this year’s Scarlet & Give Back Day on April 13 at 7 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. CT. Prizes will be awarded to the teams that “escape” first.

Registration is limited and closes on April 7.

Register now!

1549 days ago by Jillian Beukema
Scarlet & Give Back Day is one month away!

1555 days ago by Jillian Beukema

Advocates

Betsy Wolcott '75, Tommy Erdei '95

Offered a $420,000 match

Parents and Families Leadership Council

Offered a $45,000 match

Leslie Madsen

Generated 1 click and 1 gift, totaling $7,000

Maggie Bian '09

Generated 6 gifts, totaling $1,613
Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

Maggie Bian '09

Generated 8 gifts, totaling $332
Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

An anonymous group of donors

Offered a $5,000 match

Donna Rothenberg Savage '74

Offered a $3,500 match

Community Advocates

Generated 653 clicks and 24 gifts, totaling $3,143

Karmi Anna J. Mattson

Generated 3 clicks
Offered a $2,500 match

Scott Shepherd '82

Generated 8 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $100
Offered a $1,000 match

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