How To Give
A Graduation Tradition
Each year, members of the graduating class show their appreciation for the distinctive Brown experience by making their first gifts to the University. The Class of 2008 is focused on coming together as a class to make a gift to the Brown Annual Fund.
72% Participation will earn us an extra $25,000!
An anonymous donor from the Class of 1972 has issued a special Challenge to the Class of 2008. If we achieve 72% class participation, he will make a gift of $25,000 to the Senior Class Gift!
72% participation would be a record, and a full 4 percentage points above the Class of 2005’s record of 68%.
Every gift counts and we can do it!
“Best Class Ever” Kicks Off the “Best Gift Ever”
Over 400 seniors gathered on Friday, November 9, to kick off the 2008 Senior Gift Campaign. After posing for the traditional class photo on the steps of Faunce House, class members made their way to Sayles Hall, where Co-Chairs Gordy Pels ’08 and Brittany Locke ’08 welcomed them. Pels ’08 opened by saying “although we are not graduating for another six months, it is not too early to start celebrating!” The Kick-Off event was the perfect way to begin.
Michael Goldberger, Director of Brown Athletics, repeated history by addressing the class as he did at the opening Convocation three years earlier when he served as Brown’s Director of Admissions. Members of the class were happy to revisit this key moment that began their time at Brown. Goldberger told the class that they continue to be the “Best Class Ever,” and he encouraged them to leave Brown with this reputation intact by participating in the Senior Class Gift Campaign. Both Goldberger and Locke ’08 reminded the Class of 2008 of how special the Brown undergraduate experience is and urged seniors to give so that other students can have the same experience. “Believe it or not, our tuition would actually be much higher were it not for alumni giving,” Locke’08 explained,” and some of your friends here today may not even have been able to come to Brown without the financial aid funded by alumni contributions.”
The Class’ goal is 70% participation, which would break the record of 68% held by the Class of 2005. The Senior Gift Campaign ends June 30, 2008, but the committee is pushing to reach the participation goal by Commencement.
Pay Tribute
What better way for you to say "thank you" than to make your gift in honor of the professor, coach, staff member, or parent who made your Brown experience special? Your honoree will be listed, along with those your classmates choose to honor, in a full-page ad in the Commencement issue of The Brown Daily Herald.
Get Answers
If you have questions about the Senior Class Gift, click here to get answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you don't find the information you need, please contact one of the volunteers listed below.
Stay in Touch
You can set up a permanent “@alumni.brown.edu” e-forwarding address. By updating your e-forwarding information at Brown whenever your real e-mail account changes, you can make sure that your friends will always be able to find you! Just log into Brown Alumni Online, choose “E-Forwarding” from the left navigation bar, and follow the prompts!
Join the Committee
Want to help us in the efforts of the Senior Class Gift? Feel free to contact the Staff Liasion Johanna Corcoran to learn how to come on board!
What is the SenioYou can make your gift online (through Brown’s secure server) by clicking www.gifts.brown.edu. You can also mail your gift to the Gift Cashier’s Office, Box 1877, or hand deliver your gift to tables that will be located on campus and at senior events throughout the semester. You can get a preaddressed Senior Class Gift envelope at these tables or from any committee member.
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