Division Update: Advancement & Development
WHATif? by Cheri Wilson
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akwood University has produced more than 17,000 leaders in service for God and humanity since its founding in 1896. We are proud of you, our alumni, and your service to the local and global community. What if…more than 17,000 alumni gave a minimum gift of $100 every year to the Oakwood University Annual Fund? What if, together, we invested $1,700,000 every year to the preservation of our Oakwood and the future of our students? What if…our alumni and friends invested one dollar every time they voted for The Home Depot Challenge (347,000 votes in 2013)? What if … every alum of every living class committed to give a gift at any level to our alma mater’s Annual Fund, every year?
Together, we could… • • • • • • •
Fund more student scholarships Strengthen academic programs Hire additional distinguished faculty Expand undergraduate and graduate programs Build the Endowment Support spiritual life, Aeolians, and athletics Construct and renovate academic and student focused spaces
And, so much more... If we missed you during the fall Annual Fund Phonathon, there is still time to give your gift to the Oakwood University Annual Fund. Join us in the Blue and Gold End of the Year Challenge by midnight on June 30, to be counted in the challenge! The challenge is to increase our annual
giving participation rate – alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends. Your participation at any level is valued, appreciated, and counted! Annual Fund donors will be listed on the OU Donor Roll in the next Oakwood Magazine with the names of each individual as a sign of our appreciation. Let the challenge begin! For your convenience, you may give online at www.ougiving.com, or you may send a check, payable to Oakwood University (Annual Fund), and mail it in the enclosed return envelope with your pledge card by midnight, June 30. Your commitment, demonstrated through your tax deductible charitable gift, is important to our students, faculty and staff, and the advancement of “our dear Oakwood.” Together, we can make a difference! Thank you for your generosity! If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Lewis Jones at 256-726-7586, or email us at development office@oakwood.edu. Oakwood Magazine | Spring 2014 www.oakwood.edu
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