{"id":89116,"date":"2019-03-20T17:27:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T21:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=89116"},"modified":"2019-03-20T19:37:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:37:01","slug":"donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Donors Go &#8216;All In&#8217; to Break Mary Wash Giving Day Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UMW family, across the country and across the world, came together to make history Tuesday, March 19, on <a href=\"https:\/\/givingday.umw.edu\/\">Mary Wash Giving Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the 24-hour online fundraising marathon, donors in 45 states and seven countries made 3,533 gifts totaling $586,493* to benefit students and programs across the University, including the arts, academics, athletics, student life and scholarships. Each gift helps to ensure a strong future for Mary Washington and its students, continuing a longstanding tradition of dynamic donor support at the 111-year-old institution.<\/p>\n<p>Donors exceeded the day\u2019s lofty goal of 3,500 gifts and topped last year\u2019s results, breaking the record for the largest day of giving in University history. On Giving Day in March 2018, supporters made 2,987 gifts totaling $449,631.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/20\\\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/giving-day-dancing\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"487\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89118\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"giving day dancing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The photo booth at the UC was a popular stop for Giving Day supporters.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing.jpeg?w=730&#038;h=487&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing.jpeg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-680x453.jpeg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/giving-day-dancing-600x400.jpeg 600w\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"487\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"giving day dancing\" alt=\"The photo booth at the UC was a popular stop for Giving Day supporters.\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 487px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The photo booth at the UC was a popular stop for Giving Day supporters. (Photos by Suzanne Carr Rossi.) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 491px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"491\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/group\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89123\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"group\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sammy D. Eagle poses with students.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group.jpeg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-680x453.jpeg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/group-600x400.jpeg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"group\" alt=\"Sammy D. Eagle poses with students.\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 242px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Sammy D. Eagle poses with members of the men&#8217;s tennis team. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/thank-you\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"241\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89128\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"thank you\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Donors exceeded the day&amp;#8217;s goal of 3,500 gifts&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=241&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you.jpeg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-680x453.jpeg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/thank-you-600x400.jpeg 600w\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"241\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"thank you\" alt=\"Donors exceeded the day&#039;s goal of 3,500 gifts\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 241px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Donors exceeded the day&#8217;s goal of 3,500 gifts. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"301\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 449px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"449\" data-original-height=\"301\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/table-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"445\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"table\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Games and matches unlocked extra funding for programs when milestones were met.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1.jpeg?w=445&#038;h=297&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1.jpeg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-680x453.jpeg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/table-1-600x400.jpeg 600w\" width=\"445\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"445\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"table\" alt=\"Games and matches unlocked extra funding for programs when milestones were met.\" style=\"width: 445px; height: 297px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Games and matches unlocked extra funding for programs when milestones were met. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 449px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"449\" data-original-height=\"301\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/signs\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"445\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Signs\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Students came together in the UC to support MaryWash Giving Day.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs.jpeg?w=445&#038;h=297&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs.jpeg 6000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-680x453.jpeg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-1140x760.jpeg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Signs-600x400.jpeg 600w\" width=\"445\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"445\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Signs\" alt=\"Students came together in the UC to support MaryWash Giving Day.\" style=\"width: 445px; height: 297px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Students came together in the UC to support MaryWash Giving Day. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 202px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"202\" data-original-height=\"301\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/20\/donors-go-all-in-to-break-mary-wash-giving-day-record\/giving-day-sign\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"198\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"297\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"89120\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"4000,6000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Giving day sign\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;More than 400 Giving Day Ambassadors spread the word to inspire others to give back.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-683x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign.jpeg?w=198&#038;h=297&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign.jpeg 4000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-200x300.jpeg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-768x1152.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-683x1024.jpeg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-760x1140.jpeg 760w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/03\/Giving-day-sign-400x600.jpeg 400w\" width=\"198\" height=\"297\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"198\" data-original-height=\"297\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Giving day sign\" alt=\"More than 400 Giving Day Ambassadors spread the word to inspire others to give back.\" style=\"width: 198px; height: 297px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> More than 400 Giving Day Ambassadors spread the word to inspire others to give back. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Challenges and matches, unlocking extra funding for programs when milestones were met throughout the day &#8211; themed &#8220;All In&#8221; &#8211; \u00a0also grew this year. Challenges sponsored by alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the University offered more than $200,000 in matching funds to expand the impact of each gift. The day\u2019s focus was on participation over dollar amounts, with many challenges designed to reward gifts of any amount.<\/p>\n<p>Social media was abuzz throughout the day and night with Mary Washington stories, photos and videos, all catalogued with the hashtag #MaryWashDay. More than 400 Giving Day Ambassadors, including alumni, students, faculty and staff, volunteered to spread the word online to inspire others to give back.<\/p>\n<p>In the University Center, the Giving Day Headquarters brought the celebration to students with games, a photo booth, prize wheel and donation station. Students dropped in all day to make gifts, share thank-you messages for donors and check out the leaderboard updates online at givingday.umw.edu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiving Day gives all of us an opportunity to show off our UMW pride,\u201d Director of Annual Giving Beth Hunsinger \u201901 said. \u201cIt\u2019s also a way to pay it forward by supporting the programs on campus that mean the most to us, ensuring students\u2019 access to a life-changing liberal arts education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>*The results listed above are preliminary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UMW family, across the country and across the world, came together to make history Tuesday, March 19, on Mary Wash Giving Day. 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