2021 Day of Giving

It's official: we've calculated the final numbers, and we're excited to announce the results of our record-setting 2021 Day of Giving!

First, the Class Challenge:

Congratulations  to the Class of 1970, who will be toasting their success with free drinks during their 50th reunion this Homecoming! They again ended up on top, setting a new record of 18.69% participation. In second place was the Class of 1998 with 13.96% participation, barely edging out the Class of 1987's  13.95%. Following them was 1971 with 13.44%, and rounding out the top five was the Class of 1976 with 13.33% participation.

The Greek Challenge was also very competitive:

We'd like to congratulate Alpha Xi Delta who took the top spot with 17.37% participation! Last year's winners, Chi Omega, weren't far behind with 16.86% participation, and Tau Kappa Epsilon proved that you don't need an active chapter to make a difference by capturing third place (and first amongst fraternities) with 14.1% participation. Rounding out our top five were Alpha Gamma Delta with 13.6%, followed by Sigma Sigma Sigma with 12.63% participation.

We'd also like to congratulate our individual raffle winners:

• Patricia Ann Reese '67 won the first prize of the campaign by being the very first donor after midnight;
• Geoffrey Dean ’77 will also receive a swag bag of Marietta prizes for giving at exactly 18:35 (that's 6:35 p.m.) on Founders Day;

• Susan (“Jay”) Hauck ’85 won one of the last remaining Marietta mailboxes;
• Todd DeLong ’87 won a Yeti mug engraved with his name and the College seal;
• Joseph Freddoso ’83 and Charles Savery ’61 won special bottles of Elijah Craig bourbon etched with an image of Erwin Hall; and

• Advocate Charles Reynolds '08 will be enjoying Homecoming 2021 in style from his room at the Lafayette hotel!

We all know, however, that the real winners from our Day of Giving are today's Pioneers, who will have the resources they need to finish the spring semester safely and in person thanks to the generosity of more than 1,300 members of The Long Blue Line.

Thank you for showing your #Luv4MC, and Go Pios!

You set a new Day of Giving record, with the highest number of donors we've ever seen! Thank you to the 1,313 Pioneers who joined us for the special event, and especially to those who reached out to encourage others to join them. We're grateful for your love!

Never before have we crossed the $200,000 mark, and this year your love inspired $227,394 in donations to Marietta College. That has a huge impact, and thanks to you our students will continue to have the resources they need to succeed. Thank you!

Congratulations, Pioneers - with just over half an hour to go, you've set a new Day of Giving record, crossing $200,000 for the first time ever. That has a huge impact on today's Pioneers, so thank you on their behalf!

Our final Pioneer Power Hour starts at 4 p.m. (Eastern). Don't miss this last opportunity to have your gift - of any amount - matched with a $100 contribution from the Marietta College Board of Trustees! You can give again, or encourage your friends and classmates to join us as we close in on that goal of 1,415 donors. But act quickly, the Power Hour ends at 5 p.m.!

So far we've enjoyed a panel discussion with our NextGen students and community partners, an incredible performance of Shakespeare from our theatre students, an engaging presentation from Dr. Joseph Sullivan and an original reading of work by Gwen Sour '22. Don't miss this final opportunity to hear from today's Pioneers before our big event tonight!

Click here to register for a special free concert at 3pm featuring some of the world's best love songs.

More than 1,000 of you have shown your #Luv4MC - thank you so much! Your generosity has a profound impact on today's Pioneers, so keep sharing and encouraging others to join you before 18:35!

Here's your chance: from noon until 1 p.m. (Eastern) a gift of just $5 will release an additional $100 gift from the Board of Trustees! Even if you've already made a gift, you are eligible for this additional match, so don't miss this opportunity to leverage your own #Luv4MC.

Don't miss this special excerpt of Dr. Joseph Sullivan's PIO101 class on love, and a reading of original work from Gwen Sour '22. 

The event is free, but you must click here to register in advance!

Thank you to the more than 700 Pioneers who have shown their love so far - don't forget to use those sharing buttons and invite your friends to join you!

Don't miss the last MCAA Power Hour of the day - when you make a gift between 7 pm - 8 pm Eastern, your donation will be matched with an additional $75 thanks to the generosity of a member of the MCAA Board of Directors!

What better way to kick off a romantic Valentine's Day dinner than with a reading of Shakespeare's most celebrated sonnets and scenes?

Click here to register - the curtain goes up at 6 p.m. Eastern!

Make a gift of any amount between 4-5 p.m. Eastern, and you will release an additional $50 gift to Marietta College, thanks to a generous Marietta College Alumni Association board member!

There's still time to register for "Love for Community," a panel discussion between NextGen student leaders and our best-loved community partners. Join us for this free special event, and you'll also be the first to get the details on our next Power Hour!

From 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Eastern, your gift (of any amount) will trigger an additional $50 gift to Marietta College, thanks to the generosity of a member of the MCAA Board of Directors. Don't miss this opportunity to increase your impact, and use those sharing buttons to help spread the word!

Thank you to the 100+ Pioneers who started their day by supporting the College they love. Check out the leaderboards and you'll see that the Class of 1987 and Alpha Gamma Delta are currently in the lead, but a lot can change in the next 36 hours, so make sure you use those sharing buttons to encourage others to join us!

It's time! Our fifth annual Day of Giving has started, and the first person who gives after 12:01 a.m. will win a swag bag full of Pioneer prizes!

(Did you miss out? Don't worry, the person who gives closest to 18:35 - that's 6:35 p.m. Eastern today - will also win a bunch of Marietta merchandise!) 

Don't forget to use those share buttons to spread the word after you make your gift. Encourage others to join you, and your class or Greek chapter could also win by having the highest percentage of participation. Good luck, and thank you for sharing your love!

If your class has the highest percentage of participation, you will celebrate with free drinks at Homecoming this fall!

Make sure you select "Greek" as an affiliation and then select your specific chapter when you make your gift, and you can help ensure a $300 prize for your chapter, or in your name!

Did you know that more than 2,400 Pioneers have found their life-long love on campus? This year we're celebrating the recent engagement of Caleb Riggleman ’19 and Amanda Augustyniak ’20. They love Marietta College because it's the place that brought them together - click the video above to learn more about them.

Why do you have #Luv4MC? Share your story on social media using the hashtag #MCGivesLuv!