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Day of Giving

Join fellow Roadrunners for the ninth annual 海角社区 Day of Giving on March 20! Day of Giving is a way for alumni, faculty, staff, students and community members to provide Roadrunners with the resources they need to rise to reach their goals in the classroom, in their careers and as leaders in their communities.

Last year, 1,500 donors helped raise nearly $270,000 to support scholarships, special projects, student-support services, athletics, student clubs/organizations and more. Roadrunner supporters like you help our students rise up and meet their goals!

Ways to Get Involved

  1. Make a gift.聽Join the game and make your gift to any area on campus. Are you a faculty or staff member who participates in or is interested in giving through payroll deduction? If you start or increase your current gift, it will be included in this year’s Day of Giving challenge. .
  2. Create a match or challenge gift.聽Encourage others to make a gift by creating a match or challenge gift on聽any of聽our featured crowdfunding projects. When you make a gift to the Philanthropy Fund, your support will be used to set up match and challenge gifts on our featured projects!
  3. Share your Roadrunner聽Pride.聽Spread the word about giving day! Sign up to become a Social Media Advocate to receive our social media toolkit containing sample posts and photos.
  4. Follow us on social media. See the links below to our Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn pages.
  5. Submit a Day of Giving Project Proposal. To be considered for promotion during 海角社区 Day of Giving, student clubs and organizations must including a project title, brief description and an explanation of how the funds will be used. Crowdfunding projects must support a campus organization, fund, department or program. Examples of successful past projects can be found on the 海角社区 crowdfunding page, .
  6. Tune in to our聽Day of Giving Telethon to hear about some of our featured projects and various areas on campus.
  7. Participate in our Day of Giving events (see below).
  8. Watch the Day of Giving Telethon
Natalie Nowak, registered dietician at the Health Center at Auraria, leads the Cooking with Purpose class held in partnership with Rowdy鈥檚 Corner.

Taking a bite out of food insecurity at 海角社区

Donors raised over $5,600 for Rowdy鈥檚 Corner during Day of Giving 2024, ensuring hundreds of 海角社区 students can access essential food assistance.

Auraria Events Center with a large crowd during a volleyball match in 2021.

Supporting student-athlete success

The 2024 Roadrunners鈥疉thletics鈥疓iving Challenge鈥痳aised nearly $100,000, allowing teams to purchase new equipment, defray the cost of travel and offset the rising cost of higher education.

Read how funding supports Roadrunners Athletics
海角社区 Aerobatics student, Brayden Berringer and Braeden Giltinan, and others pull the GB1 Gamebird to the runway.

海角社区 Aerobatics Team Is Flying High

Between Day of Giving support and the anonymously donated GameBird aerobatics plane, donors have played a crucial role in the success of the 海角社区 Aerobatics Team.

The Club Cheer team with President Janine Davidson, Ph.D.

They鈥檝e got Rowdy spirit!

Day of Giving support gave the 海角社区 Club Cheerleading squad plenty to cheer about by supporting a fourth consecutive appearance at the USA Collegiate Championships.

海角社区鈥檚 President鈥檚 Award-winner Ammie Kellim is graduating in Fall 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Child Psychology. Photo by Alyson McClaran

Soaring on to law school

Day of Giving funding helps pre-law students participate as members of the Mock Trial Team. This year, 鈥淭eam 1鈥 went 5-2-1 at American Mock Trial Association Regionals, and Ashley Torrez & Jennifer Arreguin earned Outstanding Attorney awards!

Leslie Merrill Schmidt, MFA, right, co-director of the Dance program at 海角社区, dances with Ronnie Sherman at Balfour Senior Living on February 6, 2024. Nicole Predki, Ph.D., follows. Photo by Alyson McClaran

Dancing Toward Greatness

Day of Giving funding helps the 海角社区 Dance program grow and reach those who need it most, like Dance major, Ashley. 鈥淎s a child and teenager who often felt lost, dance helped me stay on a solid path in school. It is more than movement - it changes lives."

海角社区 Debate students from left to right: Benjamin Pexton, Alliton Flores Sanchez and Aksel Silva respond to the competing group's counter statements. Photo by Josh Geurink

海角社区 debaters shine in tournament

Day of Giving funds help the 海角社区 Debate Team participate in events like the 2025 Transatlantic Dialogues; the University co-hosted the first round.

Bonus Round Challenges

Maximize the impact of your gift on Day of Giving! Make a gift during the hours below to help the area you are most passionate about on campus be eligible for bonus funding! All challenges will take place in MST unless otherwise noted.

 

Time Challenge Prize Details
6-8 a.m. Morning Round Bonus $500 The fund that is supported by the largest number of donors between 6-8 a.m. wins a $500 bonus.
8-10 a.m. Faculty & Staff Challenge $500 The fund that is supported by the largest number of faculty and staff donors wins a $500 bonus. Donors must select the Faculty/Staff Affiliation when making their gift.
10-11 a.m. College of Letters, Arts & Sciences Bonus Round $500 The CLAS fund that is supported by the largest number of donors wins a $500 bonus.
10-11 a.m. College of Health and Human Sciences Bonus Round $500 The CHHS fund that is supported by the largest number of donors wins a $500 bonus.
11 a.m.-noon School of Hospitality Bonus Round $500 The SOH fund that is supported by the largest number of donors wins a $500 bonus.
11 a.m.-noon School of Education Bonus Round $500 The SOE fund that is supported by the largest number of donors wins a $500 bonus.
1-2 p.m. College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering, and Design $500 The CACED fund that is supported by the largest number of donors wins a $500 bonus.
1-2 p.m. College of Business Bonus Round $500 The COB fund that is supported by the largest number of donors wins a $500 bonus.
5-7 p.m. Night Bonus Round $500 The fund that is supported by the largest number of donors between 5-7 p.m. wins a $500 bonus.

Day of Giving Telethon

Join us from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025, for our annual Day of Giving Telethon. Tune in live to watch the fun.

Telethon Schedule
10:00 a.m. – Welcome and Intro/Trumpet Ensemble
10:15 a.m. – Wheel of Fortune: COSI
10:30 a.m. – COSI (Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative)
10:45 a.m. – Call Me MiSTER
11:00 a.m. – Anna Jo Garcia Haynes
11:30 a.m. – Club Dance Team
11:45 a.m. – Art Patron’s Fund
12:00 p.m. – Debate Team
12:15 p.m. – Family Feud: Foundation Board v. Board of Trustees
12:45 p.m. – Met Media Video
1:00 p.m. – Family Feud: 海角社区 Women in Aviation
1:30 p.m. – Wheel of Fortune: Auraria Recovery Community
1:45 p.m. – 海角社区 Cross Country and Track & Field
2:00 p.m. – School of Hospitality Cooking Video
2:30 p.m. – GITA (The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy)
2:45 p.m. – 海角社区 Club Taekwondo
3:00 p.m. – One World One Water
3:15 p.m. – Wheel of Fortune: Alumni Association Board
3:45 p.m. – Wrap Up

Social Media Advocate Sign Up

The easiest way to make an impact on 海角社区 Day of Giving is by signing up to become a social media advocate. Becoming an Advocate makes spreading the word about your campaign easy, fun, and rewarding because you know exactly how many clicks, gifts, and dollars your outreach is generating in real time. The best part is, the advocate who raises the most money and the advocate that brings in the most gifts will win Day of Giving bonus funds to award to the project of their choice!

Last year, over 150 advocates brought in more than $60,000 for giving day projects. We are counting on you to spread the word and encourage fellow Roadrunners to make a gift to help us reach over 1,500 donors!

Social Media Toolkit
Spread the word about 海角社区 Day of Giving on your social media! Use any of the suggested posts and photos before and during Day of Giving to promote your passion area on campus.

Click here to download graphics to post on your social media.

Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge

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Join fellow Roadrunners in supporting your favorite team(s) during the sixth annual ! When you make a gift to the team(s) of your choice,聽you help enhance the collegiate experience for each student-athlete at 海角社区. Your support also gets your favorite team one step closer to being crowned Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge champions!

The top three teams with the most donors and the team that raises the most聽will receive bonus funds for their programs.聽Will your team be the winner? You decide!聽Show your support by helping your team win the Roadrunners Athletics Giving Challenge聽when you make your gift today!聽

Ways to Make a Gift

Events

10 a.m.

March 20

Day of Giving Telethon

12 p.m.

March 20

E-Sports Tournament

12 p.m.

March 20

Day of Giving Village

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