Giving Day
THANK YOU,
BLUE HOSE!
Final Giving Day Totals
$536,145.00
RAISED
1,459
GIFTS
Women's Soccer
SCOTSMAN CUP CHALLENGE
HIGHEST ALUMNI PERCENTAGE
Football
SCOTSMAN CUP CHALLENGE
HIGHEST DOLLAR AMOUNT
GIVING DAY 2020
Giving Day is a 24-hour campaign, inspired by our Founder’s decision and dream to establish a College. In 1874, WPJ knew that time, money and community were needed to accomplish his goal. This is still true today and the PC Community is inspired to join together to ensure the future of our beloved institution. Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Friends, join together on May 29th as one family!
GIVING DAY CHALLENGES
INSPIRED BLUE HOSE CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED!
Our 800th gift challenge has been met and inspired an anonymous donor to make a new challenge! For the next 250 gifts made, an anonymous donor will give $100 per gift up to $25,000.
ONE DAY. ONE FAMILY. CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED!
In honor of the graduating class of 2020 and all that they have accomplished (and experienced this semester), an anonymous donor is challenging the PC community to participate in Giving Day.
If 800 gifts* are made on May 29th (Giving Day), a $100,000 gift will be unlocked.
THE EARLY BIRD CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED!
The donor who makes the first gift* on Giving Day will receive a PC Swag Bag! Have your computer or phone ready to go at 11:59 pm (EST) on Thursday, May 28, 2020.
Congratulations Will Delaney ’20!
THE CLASS PARTICIPATION CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED!
The Class Participation Challenge is generously challenged by Chairman of the Board, E. G. Lassiter, ’69, Marianne Lassiter, ’71, Dr. Richard Lassiter, ’98 and Ann Marie Lassiter Johnston, ’99. The Lassiter family, with four different alumni classes represented, are challenging their fellow blue hose! For each class that increases the percentage of alumni participating*, as compared to the class percentage in 2019, the Lassiter Family will give $1,000, up to a maximum of $40,000.
SCOTSMAN CUP CHALLENGE #1
Athletic Alumni Percentage
This is a friendly competition among all 19 varsity sports programs designed to promote an annual tradition of giving back to PC.
Team with the highest % of athletics alumni donors will be awarded $2,500.
This challenge was made possible by
Board Trustee Tom Free ’91.
Must give to the Scotsman Club Scholarship Fund or the Scotsman Club Student-Athlete Experience Fund.
Congratulations to Women’s Soccer with 29% participation!
BE A SOCIAL BLUE HOSE!
Be a Social Blue Hose and have a chance to win a PC Swag Bag!
Steps for entry (three entries will be selected):
- Make your gift* on Giving Day (May 29, 2020)!
- Post an ‘I Gave’ Graphic on social media from below and tag 5 friends!
- Use our Hashtags! #BlueHoseGive #WhileWeLiveWeGive #GoBlueHose
140 GIFTS BY 10:00 A.M.!
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED!
As PC celebrates our 140th year this year, Trustee, Holbrook ’70 and Susan Raynal have generously agreed to give $5,000 if 140 gifts* are made by 10 a.m. (EST) on May 29.
THIRD ANNUAL BLUE HOSE CHALLENGE
Blue Hose for Blue Hose
Every donor that gives a gift* of $50 or more, will receive a pair of Blue Hose socks. This year’s design features our tartan pattern with the PC motto, Dum Vivimus Servimus, written on the top. This idea was inspired by many of the design submissions from our alumni and friends. The common theme was our tradition of service, our heritage and who we are at our core.
SCOTSMAN CUP CHALLENGE #2
Highest Dollar Amount Raised
This is a friendly competition among all 19 varsity sports programs designed to promote an annual tradition of giving back to PC.
The team with the highest dollar amount raised for the Scotsman Club will be awarded $2,500.
This challenge was made possible by
Board Trustee Tom Free ’91.
Must give to the Scotsman Club Scholarship Fund or the Scotsman Club Student-Athlete Experience Fund.
Congratulations to Football with $51,440 raised for the Scotsman Club!
*All gifts must be given to one of the following funds: PC Fund, PC Scholarship Fund, the Scotsman Club Scholarship Fund, the Student-Athlete Experience Fund, or the School of Pharmacy Annual Fund.
FAQs
How Do I Make A Gift?
To donate during giving day, please visit Giving Day 2020 on May 29 beginning at 12 a.m. You may also call a member of the Advancement staff if you would prefer to make a gift over the phone starting at 8 a.m.
Where Should I Designate My Gift?
During the day of giving, we will have multiple challenges that will support different funds. More information will be released as the date approaches or on the day. The Annual Fund is a great way to support PC but our ultimate goal is to increase support both in dollar amount raised and giving percentage.
Questions About The Day
Contact Amanda Dowdle, Director of Annual Giving
Email: adowdle@presby.edu
Office: 864-833-8228
Cell: 864-923-3028
Contact Katharine Ann Ashmore, Director of Scotsman Club
Email: kashmore@presby.edu
Office: 864-833-8292
Cell: 864-923-3028
“I have at last set my heart on a plan, the complete fulfillment of which I desire to commemorate my twentieth anniversary at Clinton. It is nothing more nor less than the establishment of a College at Clinton. It will take a vast outlay of time and money but it can be done and, God willing, it shall be done. I have been thus explicit because I have hereby resolved to establish a college in the town of Clinton.”
– WILLIAM PLUMER JACOBS, 1874
JOIN THE CELEBRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Help us spread the word! Share these images below and why you give on your social media accounts. Make sure to tag Presbyterian College and use #BlueHoseGive to be featured on our channels!
"I GAVE" SOCIAL GRAPHICS
Share these graphics on social media and tag Presbyterian College with #BlueHoseGive to show up on our social media channels!
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BLUE HOSE GIVE PRINT-OUT
Show your support on Giving Day with this Giving Day banner! Print it off, color it in with your Blue Pride spin and share a photo of your holding the sign! Tag Presbyterian College and #BlueHoseGive to show up on our social media channels!