Bulldog Challenge 2022

361
Donors
90% of 400 Donor goal
$35,212
Donated
This campaign ended on April 22, 2022, but you can still make a gift to University of North Carolina Asheville by clicking here!

Gifts to Bulldog Challenge 2022 contribute to...

Give UNC Asheville 2022
1,422 Donors - $392,718 Donated
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You can support your favorite athletic program by accepting the Give UNC Asheville Bulldog Challenge.

We're coming together again in support of one goal: providing our student-athletes with the resources they need to succeed in the classroom and on their respective playing fields. Accept the Give UNC Asheville Bulldog Challenge today and make a gift to the Bulldog Athletics Fund as a fan of your favorite team.

The team with the most fans on April 22 will be named our 2022 Bulldog Challenge Champion!

This is also a special opportunity to celebrate the retirement of Betsy Blose, founder of the Bulldog Challenge, who dedicated 10 years of her career to UNC Asheville as the all-time winningest head coach of women's basketball and another 10 years as Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics. Student-athlete alumni can make a $20 gift to the team of their choice to let Betsy know what an impact she made on our Bulldog Family.

The Bulldog Athletics Fund is a vital resource that allows our Bulldogs to pursue their academic, athletic, and lifelong goals. More than 75% of our student-athletes rely on support from this fund to continue their education at UNC Asheville.

Through their participation in Bulldog Athletics, our student-athletes learn the value of hard work and develop the character and integrity that allow them to succeed on the field and in the classroom.

By giving to the Bulldog Athletics Fund, you ensure that our student-athletes will continue to have the opportunity to compete not only in the remainder of 2022 but moving forward, which is absolutely vital during these uncertain times.

Support UNC Asheville Bulldog Athletics. Make your gift today!

Updates
WE REACHED 1,300 DONORS!



Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 1,300 of our amazing students, alumni, families, friends, and University employees came together to support the next generation of original minds.

We're still crunching numbers, but we couldn't wait to say thank you! Stay tuned for updates.
1653 days ago by Emily Wilson
We Unlocked $25,000 for the University's Area of Greatest Need!



Thank you to our amazing anonymous donor who sponsored this challenge gift and to our first 1,000 donors for unlocking it!

Get your Give UNC Asheville gift in now to help us reach the 1,300 donor mark!
1653 days ago by Emily Wilson
We Unlocked $20,000 for the Biology Department!



Thank you again to all our donors who made a gift to the academic department of their choice and to Don '84 and Debra Henson for sponsoring this immensely generous challenge gift in honor of late UNC Asheville professor Dr. John McCoy!
1653 days ago by Emily Wilson
Sweet Treats & Student Philanthropy!



Special thanks to alumni Greg (pictured above) and Ashley Garrison '05, owners of The Hop Ice Cream Cafe, and Caroline Dockery '20, owner of Morsel Cookie Co., for providing sweet treats as we teach our students about philanthropy this week! Elizabeth Conte '19 & Rocky (pictured above) appreciate the sugar rush. 
1654 days ago by Emily Wilson
We've reached 25% of our donor goal!



Keep those Give UNC Asheville gifts coming, y'all! We're already 25% of the way to our donor goal. Help us reach the halfway milestone by making your gift or by spreading the word so we can keep the momentum going as we come together as a community to support the next generation of original minds. 
1654 days ago by Emily Wilson
Name a Character in Wiley Cash's Next Book!

THIS JUST IN! Our Alumni-Author-in-Residence Wiley Cash ('00) will raffle off naming rights for a character in his next book to all Give UNC Asheville donors who make a gift of $1,000 or more to the fund of their choice!

1658 days ago by Emily Wilson
Earn an Advocate Swag Bag!

Help us spread the word about #GiveUNCAsheville by becoming an advocate!

You can share your unique advocate link and track how much support you generate! To celebrate our advocates, we’ll send three swag bags to our top advocates once the final numbers have been crunched: one swag bag for the advocate with the highest number of clicks generated, one for the highest number of individual gifts generated, and one for the greatest cumulative total of gifts generated!

Let’s get to work to support our students! Go, Bulldogs!

1669 days ago by Emily Wilson

Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon29%Alumni
Friends icon26%Friends
Parent icon15%Parents
Suitcase icon8%Faculty/Staff
Book icon7%Students
Most Recent Donors
Craig Peat
Craig Peat
Barry Roberts
Barry Roberts
Ron Daly
Ron Daly
Colleen Daly
Colleen Daly
Mark Lenderman & Chris
Mark Lenderman & Chris
Grace Kwiatkowski
Grace Kwiatkowski
Rob May
Rob May
Leslie Jurs & Jerry Jurs
Leslie Jurs & Jerry Jurs
McKenzie Quinn
McKenzie Quinn
Anna Moore
Anna Moore

Advocates

Anonymous

Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!

Donald ('84) and Debra Henson

Gave $20,000 during a Challenge!

Holly Bunting

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

Alumni Association Board of Directors

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

David Worley

Offered a $3,000 match

Tracy Wilson

Offered a $2,500 match

Chris Marshall

Offered a $2,500 match

Community Advocates

Generated 2129 clicks and 26 gifts, totaling $2,227

Alan Coxie

Generated 22 clicks and 4 gifts, totaling $1,125

Brian P. Davis '06

Generated 28 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $25
Gave $1,000 during a Challenge!