SMC Athletics

What an exciting tenth annual giving day! I wanted to express our sincere gratitude for your generous support during our One Day One SMC. Thanks to your support, we were able to achieve incredible results that will have a lasting impact on our students.

Final Results at 8pm PDT $547,070 from 1,785 donors!

On behalf of the college and our students, I want to thank you for believing in our mission and for your continued support. Your contribution truly makes a difference, and we are grateful for your commitment to Saint Mary’s. 

Warm regards,

Tom Carroll '04, MA ‘07
Associate Vice President, Advancement 
Saint Mary’s College

We are so close to our goal, that our Board of Trustees and Emeriti has offered to give an additional $10,000! That's a total of $60,000 to scholarships for students in need if we can hit our ambitious goal of 1,863 donors in honor of our founding year. We have 60 minutes...

Let's Go!

Our Trustees will give $50,000 to scholarships, if we can get to 1,863 donors!

As the Vice President of Student Life at Saint Mary’s, I am thrilled to announce that we have received a generous challenge gift of $50,000 from our Board of Trustees and Emeriti group for One Day One SMC! If we can get to our ambitious donor goal of 1,863 (in honor of our founding year), the $50,000 gift to scholarships is unlocked!

I urge you to join us in this final push and help us unlock the $50,000 challenge gift. Your generosity today will have a lasting impact on our SMC community.

Thank you for your generosity,

Dr. Jim Sciuto, Classes of 2000 & 2022
Vice President for Student Life
Saint Mary’s College of California

After another great win against the storied rugby program of UC Berkeley in the CRAA D1A quarterfinals, it all comes down to this! In what has already been a historic season, the Gaels will compete for the last time this season in the West Region and take on the #3 seeded Cougars of BYU. 

The #1 ranked Gaels traveled to Provo, Utah back in March for a non-conference competition, beating the Cougars by a score of 38-21. However, the Cougars have had impressive wins this season against some of the top teams in the nation, including Cal, UCLA, and, most recently, the upset of the #2 ranked Wildcats of Central Washington University in the quarterfinals of the CRAA D1A 2024 playoffs. 

The winner of this weekend's match earns the honor of competing in the College Rugby Association of America D1A National Championship match on May 4 in Houston, Texas.  An anonymous donor has just agreed to match your donation to Men's Rugby dollar for dollar up to $25,000 dollars! Make your gift now before our campaign closes at 7pm PDT tonight! Go Gaels!!

I know that you have a deep connection to Saint Mary’s, and I want to thank you for all of the support you have shown. Your continued generosity is greatly appreciated and helps to ensure that our institution can continue to thrive and support our current and future Gael students.

Please take a moment to share the campaign with a family member or friend, and let's spread the good news of Saint Mary's annual giving day.

Go Gaels! 

Tom Carroll '04, MA ‘07

Associate Vice President, Advancement  Saint Mary’s College

P.S. On behalf of our Gael community, we thank you for your continued generosity. Let’s go!!

Thank you to everyone that was able to join our campaign Kick Off BBQ in partnership with Lasallian Heritage Days today on the Chapel Lawn. For those of you that are following along online, thank you - we felt you there in spirit! 

We are currently going strong at 4:45 pm PDT at about 40% of our ambitious goal of reaching 1,863 donors. Please continue to share the good news of our annual giving day. Go Gaels! 🔴 🔵

Hello Saint Mary's Community, 

Today and tomorrow, students and alumni, faculty and friends, staff and parents, and supporters of Saint Mary’s everywhere are invited to take part in One Day One SMC. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the first One Day One SMC, the day has been extended to 1,863 minutes (about 31 hours), with an ambitious goal of 1,863 total donors in honor of the College’s founding year. Together, we can achieve it!

I thank you for expressing your generosity for SMC and its students during our annual giving day. Please join me for One Day One SMC and our Lasallian Heritage Days as we celebrate what makes Saint Mary’s a unique community of generosity and fellowship.

With gratitude,

Brother Thomas Jones, FSC
Interim President

Are you ready??! It's time to share, share, share during our 1,863-minute giving day challenge happening tomorrow! Together, we can meet our ambitious goal of 1,863 donors, but we need your help. Please join us as #GaelsGive on #OneDayOneSMC.

Learn more about our flagship giving day and your impact.

Thank you for supporting our current and future Gael students as we ramp up to One Day One SMC happening this Wednesday!

Please help the College's area of greatest need by supporting the Scholarships Fund, SMC Fund, Galloping Gaels or choose from the other 75 SMC designations that fund the areas you care about most. 

Gifts can be split up to five ways, and every gift counts, starting with just $5! Together, we can reach our ambitious goal and raise important dollars for the College and its students. 

See how Scholarships changed the lives of these students.👀

By sharing the campaign page with three friends/family members, you're helping spread generosity for the SMC Community.

Let’s get ready to give, share, and follow the campaign during our 1,863 giving challenge. Go Gaels! 

Hello One Day One SMC Community - 

Taking a moment here to thank you for your early contributions that will surely help us set the tone for our One Day One SMC, 1,863-minute giving challenge. 

As a Gael alumni, scholarship support was the defining factor in making my education possible. In addition to scholarships, there are many other areas of interest that you can support during One Day. Each gift can be split up to five ways so that you can give to the SMC causes you care about most. 

Please continue to share this good news of our giving day with three friends/family members and let's see how far we can spread the generosity for our beloved Gael students. Go Gaels! 

In Gratitude,

Tom Carroll '04, MA ‘07
Associate Vice President, Advancement 
Saint Mary’s College