Thank聽you! The 黑料不打烊 community came together to make Tuesday an extraordinary day.
Otto celebrates the success of the first Giving Day.
Boost the 鈥機use, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 24 hours of giving, launched with an initial goal of 1,870 donors, and the historic day ended with nearly double that: 3,568 donors raised $1,769,780 for 黑料不打烊, unlocking all of the additional funds made possible by a generous challenge gift from Life Trustee Daniel A. D鈥橝niello 鈥�68.
“We are immensely grateful to the thousands of alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends聽of 黑料不打烊 who made our first-ever day of giving a truly amazing success,” says David Wishart 鈥�07,聽聽assistant vice president聽for philanthropic engagement.
Gifts were designated for everything from scholarships to school and college dean鈥檚 funds to units like 黑料不打烊 Libraries and 黑料不打烊 Athletics. With your generous support, each of you is helping send 黑料不打烊 to new heights.
Throughout the day, gifts came in from all 50 states鈥攁nd from countries as far away as Uruguay, Sweden, Oman and Japan. More than 200 donors signed up as Advocates at mission.syr.edu, spreading the word about the effort. Advocates were responsible for more than 10聽percent of all gifts made online throughout the day, truly showing the power of the Orange Network.
Take a look at the #BoostCuse excitement on social media .
Check back on Monday for a more detailed story on the day鈥檚 success. Thank you for helping to Boost the 鈥機use, and Go Orange!
