“Wildly Successful” Day of Giving

Penguins Blow Past Every Goal

Agift for each and every Cushing student? A total of 385 donors in 1865 minutes? Was that even possible?

The answer — when you have a crew of Penguins in your court — was a resounding YES! Cushing’s faithful blew past every goal on this spring’s Day of Giving, now held annually on April 25, which coincides with World Penguin Day. Alumni, parents, and friends were urged on by Cushing icons like 26-year veteran teacher David Bennett, who declared in a video that “climbing the bell tower is really rough, but giving to Cushing is easy” as he scaled the campus landmark. Likewise, foreign language teacher Catalina Reinoso encouraged giving in both English and Spanish, as students taught her to dance. And Colleen “Mama” Fay donned skates and took to the ice, learning to stop shots.

“This is GREAT!” wrote one Cushing friend on Facebook. “Colleen is so funny, can’t wait to see what HOCKEY video she has coming next year…you really made donating fun this year!”

The robust enthusiasm for Cushing was evident as friends jumped in to create challenges to encourage their fellow Penguins to give.

In the end it was one of the most impactful philanthropic events in the Academy’s history. It was “wildly successful,” says Director of Advancement Greg Pollard. “A total of 446 donors gave $269,904 to support Cushing.”

SCAN ME!

See Cushing’s 2022 Day of Giving videos.