I HEART FISHER GIVING DAY 2024

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This campaign ended on March 22, 2024, but you can still make a gift to St. John Fisher University by clicking here!
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The Fisher family - alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends – came together to make a collective difference toward a brighter future for our next generation of Cardinals. Thank you for making an impact! We are so grateful!


I ❤️ Fisher Giving Day

Enhance your impact with these matches and challenges:

MAKE A MATCH

Kickoff Match 2:1 Impact! 

Thank you for supporting this match! Donors who gave in the first 12 hours to a Fisher Fund were matched 2:1 by the John and Elizabeth ’11 Leonard Family Foundation, for $25,000! Elizabeth entered Fisher as a non-traditional student and she, along with her husband John, are committed to improving lives through higher education.

The Fisher Fund Match

Thank you for supporting this match! Daniel J. Boyce, Esq. ’79 and Shelley L. Boyce, Michael E. ’82 and Christine Haefner, and Mike ’80 and Karen Moran matched gifts to the Fisher Fund 1:1 up to $85,000 throughout the entire day!

HAVE SOME CLASS

1990s

Thank you for supporting this match! Thanks to the generosity of Britt and Lisa Vitalone '91, every dollar from alums of the 1990s was matched up to $10,000!

Graduates of the Last Decade 2013-2023 (GOLD) Challenge

Thank you for supporting this match! When 50 gifts were given by alumni from Classes 2013-2023, Fisher retiree and longtime Teddi volunteer Bob Heerkens and his wife, Tarri, made a gift of $2,500 to the Fisher Fund.

Senior Class

Thank you for supporting this match! The Alumni Board challenged the Class of 2024! When 30 gifts were made by Fisher seniors, the Alumni Board will made a gift of $2,500.

INSPIRE

Spire Society Membership Challenge

Thank you for supporting this match! The Spire Society is the backbone of the Fisher Fund. 15 new members joined the esteemed ranks of the Spire Society before the end of I Heart Fisher Giving Day. These Fisher Fund leaders invest in and enhance the Fisher experience, making it available to all who wish to learn and grow here. Click here to join today!

WATCH THE CLOCK

Lunch Special (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Thank you for supporting this match! When 100 donors between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (EST) made a gift of any size, an anonymous member of the Class of 1970 gifted $10,000!

Eclipse the Goal (8 p.m. - midnight)

Thank you for supporting this match! We finished I Heart Fisher Giving Day strong! 75 gifts made between 8 p.m. and midnight will unlocked a $5,000 gift from Nancy Solliday ’86.


CAMPUS FUN

Dean's Match

Thank you for supporting this match! Gifts up to $3,000 to the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Fisher Fund were matched by Dean Christine Birnie and George D. Jegadesh ’14 (MBA).

Lavery Library Challenge

Thank you for supporting this match! When 50 people made a gift to the Lavery Library Fisher Fund, Marty Keating ’75 and Jake Latchman gave $15,000 to the Fisher Fund.

Faculty and Staff Challenge

Thank you for supporting this match! 75 faculty and staff members unlocked a gift of $5,000 from George ’66 and Barbara Davin. 

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Athletics LeaderboardWhich team will rise to the top and receive the most gifts on I Heart Fisher Giving Day?
TeamDonorsRaised ($)
Women's Cross Country3$250
Men's Track and Field8$325
Men's Basketball2$350
Women's Lacrosse14$700
Men's Tennis9$875
Women's Field Hockey11$700
Wrestling8$725
Women's Track and Field14$590
Baseball3$125
Women's Tennis6$325
Football65$7,973
Women's Golf11$1,686
Women's Rowing21$1,090
Women's Volleyball116$6,000
Women's Basketball6$650
Men's Golf13$1,315
Cheerleading0$0
Men's Volleyball27$1,095
Women's Soccer120$7,207
Men's Cross Country3$225
Men's Lacrosse43$4,170
Softball34$3,346
Men's Soccer23$2,055
Class LeaderboardWhich class will rise to the top and have the most participants on I Heart Fisher Giving Day?
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19640$0
19561$100
19763$375
20025$325
19874$270
200611$1,905
20109$1,120
200913$992
19793$175
19685$470
20245$2,524
201410$4,125
20047$455
19984$250
19923$1,450
19774$700
19632$629
201111$25,509
19948$7,309
20236$247
19703$10,100
19540$0
19822$125
19917$10,250
19500$0
20077$417
19610$0
19836$2,263
20202$75
19805$4,850
19883$1,900
20004$3,841
19909$1,775
19511$500
19842$200
20087$709
20032$100
20155$131
20215$371
19602$275
199622$4,709
19816$375
19480$0
19754$15,240
20173$61
19856$650
19593$1,050
20270$0
19550$0
19572$600
20250$0
19994$225
19581$100
20198$470
19935$1,575
20057$525
20169$480
19728$900
19785$1,750
19952$75
19744$400
20133$210
19892$500
19671$50
198612$7,200
19490$0
20186$170
19654$875
19530$0
20226$279
19714$300
19971$25
19520$0
19622$550
20128$1,194
19694$1,800
20014$225
20260$0
19735$1,365
19664$7,600
Gift Designation LeaderboardWhich fund will receive the most gifts on I Heart Fisher Giving Day? Make a gift to help get the fund you care about most to the top of the list!
FundDonorsRaised ($)
American Studies Department0$0
Men's Soccer23$2,055
Baseball3$125
Men's Track and Field8$325
English Department0$0
R. Wayne and Beverly A. LeChase Urban Scholar Gift Award0$0
Martin F. Palumbos RABEF Scholarship1$500
Men's Cross Country3$225
Political Science Department1$250
The Louis J. and Regina Vasile Scholarship0$0
Spanish Language Program0$0
Irish Studies0$0
Tristan Foley Hanna Memorial Nursing Scholarship - Endowed0$0
Presidential Initiatives Annual Fund5$1,225
Area of Greatest Need185$188,636
Economics Department4$250
Men's Lacrosse43$4,170
Mathematics/Computer Science Department0$0
Health and Wellness Center8$433
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education Annual Fund12$529
Women's Tennis6$325
Softball34$3,346
Financial Aid Annual Fund35$3,419
School of Business Annual Fund33$4,745
Men's Volleyball27$1,095
Gentle-Smith Family Scholarship - Endowed0$0
Men's Rowing0$0
Lavery Library Annual Fund48$8,215
Sociology Department1$25
Wrestling8$725
Men's Tennis9$875
Center for Student Research and Creative Work2$75
Birnie Medical Mission/Service Travel Endowed Fund1$1,500
Women's Golf11$1,686
Athletics Annual Fund38$2,093
History Department0$0
Philosophy Department1$100
LeChase Construction Urban Scholar Award Endowment0$0
Women's Rowing21$1,090
Cheerleading0$0
Women's Field Hockey11$700
R. Wayne and Beverly A. LeChase Urban Scholar Award Endowment0$0
Anthropology Department0$0
Women's Track and Field14$590
Women's Lacrosse14$700
Wegmans School of Pharmacy Annual Fund23$10,510
School of Arts and Sciences Annual Fund18$5,755
Men's Golf13$1,315
Women's Volleyball116$6,000
Campus Ministry Discretionary Fund13$665
Student Life Annual Fund8$450
Joan Rowan Memorial Award & Student Support Fund - Endowed0$0
Football65$7,973
Women's Soccer120$7,207
Physics Department0$0
Chemistry Department0$0
Wegmans School of Nursing Annual Fund22$5,429
Psychology Department2$75
Management Department0$0
Center for Career and Academic Planning0$0
LeChase Construction Urban Scholar Award Gift Fund0$0
Accounting/Finance Department1$20
International Studies0$0
Media and Communication Department5$400
Religious Studies Department0$0
Dr. Scott Swigart Pharmacy Scholarship2$1,550
Sports Studies Department6$245
Pharmacy Medical Mission/Service Trips1$50
Modern Languages and Cultures Dept.0$0
Uncle John's Scholarship - Endowed0$0
Women's Basketball6$650
Men's Basketball2$350
Mental Health Counseling Discretionary Fund0$0
Dr. Susan V. Berlin '81 Scholarship Fund0$0
Women's Cross Country3$250
Biology Department2$75
The Saunders Foundation White Coat Award0$0
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Book icon6%Students
Parent icon20%Parents
Suitcase icon16%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon28%Friends
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Advocates

Daniel J. Boyce, Esq. ’79 and Shelley L. Boyce, Michael E. ’82 and Christine Haefner, and Mike ’80 and Karen Moran

Offered a $85,000 match

The John and Elizabeth ’11 Leonard Family Foundation

Offered a $25,000 match

Marty Keating ’75 and Jake Latchman

Gave $15,000 during a Challenge!

Britt and Lisa Vitalone '91

Offered a $10,000 match

Anonymous

Gave $10,000 during a Challenge!

Community Advocates

Generated 2608 clicks and 127 gifts, totaling $6,218

Nancy Solliday ’86

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

George ’66 and Barbara Davin

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

Dr. Christine R. Birnie and George D. Jegadesh ’14 (MBA)

Offered a $3,000 match

Bob and Tarri Heerkens

Gave $2,500 during a Challenge!
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