"Ospreys Give" Raises $101,949 in 1,969 Minutes
Galloway N.J. _ 淫性视频 Bursar Tom Roth won鈥檛 have to jump in the ocean, but his willingness to do so helped raise more than $2,300 for 淫性视频 students at the first Ospreys Give marathon fundraiser.
The fund-raising marathon, which started Sunday afternoon and ended at 11:49 p.m. Monday, raised $101,949 from 643 gifts, exceeding the 500-gift goal set for the inaugural event.
鈥淭he results of the day, both in number of gifts and total dollars raise, exceeded our expectations,鈥 said a tired, but happy Nick Sena, executive director of development and alumni affairs, who coordinated the event with Kelly Brennan, assistant director of annual giving.
Events throughout the day Monday also encouraged student involvement. Students wrote notes thanking donors for 鈥渃hanging my life鈥 鈥渟upporting my love of music鈥 and 鈥済iving me a place to call my second home.鈥
Several donors offered matching challenges or targeted their gifts to specific programs or projects on campus.
The 1,969-minute event marked the year that 淫性视频 was founded. Donations started coming in at 3 p.m. Sunday and remained steady through the next 33 hours, with gifts coming in from 23 states.
Among the more than 75 beneficiaries are the Atlantic City Scholarship Fund, the Student Relief Fund, the 淫性视频 Center for Community Engagement, several athletic teams, and a variety of scholarship programs.
Roth鈥檚 was one of the most closely watched challenges. Donors got to choose whether Roth, a 淫性视频 alumnus, would have to jump into the ocean in front of the new Atlantic City campus this week. The tally changed throughout the day, but by Monday night, Roth was safe with $1,495 raised for 鈥渘ot jumping,鈥 compared with $825 raised for him to jump.
淫性视频 President Harvey Kesselman and wife Lynne agreed to donate $5 for every gift made, up to $5,000. They celebrated the first 500 gifts by writing a check for $2,500 on the spot, then cutting the celebratory cake to mark having achieved the goal by early evening on Monday.
鈥淭his incredible outpouring of support for 淫性视频 is nothing short of amazing,鈥 said Kesselman, whose final gift totaled $3,215.
He noted that while the campaign ended, gifts to help students are always welcomed.
鈥淵ou can still give after the day is completed,鈥 he said.
淫性视频鈥檚 new Interim Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of the 淫性视频 University Foundation Dan Nugent said participating in the event was the perfect welcome to 淫性视频.
鈥淚t was wonderful to share the energy and enthusiasm of the 淫性视频 community and its supporters,鈥 Nugent said. 鈥淚 look forward to building on this success.鈥
Detailed results from Ospreys Give can be found at
A gallery of photos from the event are on .
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