University Avenue: Stand Up & Holler 2020

UNIVERSITY AVENUE UF experienced its second Stand Up & Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day on Feb. 20.

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“The Gator Nation’s response to last year’s giving day blew us away. But this year, our community has defied all expectations.

On days like these, we show the world what we can do. It’s a testament to UF that so many alumni, students and friends believe so strongly in this university.”

KATRINA ROLLE (CENTER), PRESIDENT, UF ALUMNI

LAST YEAR, the Gator Nation blew past all expectations, with 11,535 gifts and $12 million coming from all over the country and around the world. Fueled in part by alumni support on Giving Day, UF rose to No. 7 among public universities.

THIS YEAR, in true Gator fashion, you surpassed the goal of 15,000 gifts and $15 million!

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2020 Results

16,993 gifts $23.6M

UF COLLEGES HOLLERING THE LOUDEST College of Journalism & Communications: 1,263 gifts College of Design, Construcction & Planning: $10,941,279 GEORGE EDMONDSON, JR. The Stand Up and Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day campaign is named in recognition of the beloved Gator football game cheer made famous by George Edmondson Jr., better known to fans as “Mr. Two Bits.” Edmondson’s iconic orangeand-blue striped necktie was used as a symbol to promote the campaign, with replicas as large as 30 feet long strategically placed throughout the Gainesville campus.

BY AARON DAYE