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ALUMNI VOICE
Stepping Up to the Challenge | By Tina Potterf Alumni contribute to success of 600+ Challenge campaign Alumni, once again you’ve stepped up to the challenge—the 600+ Alumni Challenge, that is. The challenge, put forth by SU Trustees Carol Nelson, ’78, and Allan Golston, ’99, and former Trustee Carolyn Kelly, ’85, was as follows: If 600 news donors give to Seattle University between May 1– June 30, 2011, they would collectively donate $15,000 to SU’s Annual Fund. Contributions exceeded the goal, as 923 new donors gave during the time frame, raising $46,823 and bringing the total, with the $15,000 challenge gift, to more than $61,000. “A huge thanks to all for doing their part to make the 600+ Challenge a success,” says Maggie Keelan, director of Annual Giving. “Your gifts support our schools, colleges and programs that are most meaningful to you. You made a big impact on the lives of Seattle University students.”
Katy O’Callaghan, ’93, ’96 MPA, is a fundraiser and understands the value of giving. This is the first time she has donated to the university. “I thought about it many times but it was easy to misplace the request letter,” she says. The desire to give coupled with encouragement from Rudy the Redhawk—via a popular video campaign launched on Facebook—made her choice easy. “I truly appreciate the quality of education I received at Seattle University,” she says. “I would encourage other alumni to support Seattle University to make sure this level and quality of a well-rounded education are available to the next generation so they may become better citizens of the world.” Like O’Callaghan, Audra Query Lawlor, ’01, was eager to participate. Contributing to
the 600+ Challenge is a way to say thanks for all that her SU education has given her, she says. “It is insufficient to say that my path was shaped by my experiences at SU and the relationships I developed while there,” she says. “Giving to the alumni challenge was a small way to say thank you to a community that has meant so much to me.” Annie Katrina Lee, ’05, a graduate of Albers and a member of the Alumni Board of Governors, says it is important to give back to show a commitment to Seattle University and to current and incoming students who benefit from financial aid that these funds support. “Without the support of my fellow alumni, I would not have received the education to become the first generation graduate in my family,” Lee says. “A small contribution together as a community will go a long way and have a great impact.”
“Giving to the alumni challenge was a small way to say thank you to a community that has meant so much to me.” seattleu.edu/challenge
• GOAL / 600+ NEW DONORS IN 2 MONTHS • RESULTS / 923 NEW DONORS RAISING $46,823 • TOTAL / $61,823
Watch Rudy the Redhawk Challenge videos at www.seattleu.edu/magazine/.
AUDRA QUERY LAWLOR, ’01
Putting up the challenge was a way to pay forward the positive impact Seattle University has had in the lives of the contributors, says Nelson. “By supporting the 600+ Challenge,” she says, “we hope to open doors for students who follow in our footsteps and contribute to the development of the next generation of leaders.”
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