Giving Day launches crowdfunding platform The entire Mercyhurst community came together on May 3, 2016 -- Mercyhurst’s second annual Giving Day – to raise more than $86,000 for the university’s Annual Fund.
be displayed on the site year-round to raise money for projects that will enhance academics and athletics, support our Mercy service mission, and promote community involvement. Advancement this year challenged both academic departments and athletic teams to help raise funds on Giving Day, with the top department and the top men’s and women’s sports teams earning additional money for their own special projects. Winners this year were the Anthropology/Archaeology Department, men’s rowing and women’s basketball. Alumni board member Wendy Weber ’71 chaired Giving Day 2016. She recruited volunteers for the day and hosted a kick-of reception, inviting friends back to campus to tell their giving stories, take a tour to see what’s happening on campus today, and get excited about Giving Day.
The advancement team’s theme for the day was “WE give, YOU give.” They reached out to alumni, parents, employees, friends and students, encouraging them to refect on what Mercyhurst has given to them during the past 90 years and then to make a gift in honor back to the university. Thanks to contributions from more than 415 donors, Mercyhurst was able to claim the full $40,000 in matching funds pledged by a group of trustees and senior-level administrators. The Giving Day campaign was launched on a new platform called Seize , which will house new fundraising initiatives for Mercyhurst. Projects will
PARENTS (Continued) Dennis Connors John Conroy Kristine A. Conroy Jef Contraguerro Jill A. Contraguerro Brian P. Convery Jacqueline A. Convery Kimberly Convery Michael J. Convery Sr. Gail J. Cook ‘80 Mark J. Cook Albert Copper Marsha Copper Paul Corbran Susan M. Corbran ‘73 Roy Corieri Susan Corieri Denise M. Cox ‘93 John Cox Valerie A. Crofoot ‘76 Daniel J. Crotty ‘91 James J. Crowe Jr. Joslin S. Crowe Connie L. Crum ‘91 Charles Crusha Lisa Crusha Anne Cuzzola Joseph Cuzzola Linda G. Dalsin Mark A. Dalsin Anthony Delgreco Nancy Delgreco Peter Dephtereos Charlene A. DeRonda Chris M. DeRonda Sara L. Derushia-Bruzda June Detar Mark D. Detar Debra K. Dillner Doug Dillner John J. Diloreto
Patricia O. Diloreto Sabatino Dinardo Phyllis M. Dinicola ‘94 Christine Dion Dominic Dionisio Kathleen P. Dolney Eugene Dombkowski Jr. Karen Dombrowski Mark Dombrowski ‘06 Timothy Dommermuth Mary Donohue Daniel P. Dooley Sr. Susan F. Dooley Mark Doran Mary Lou Doran Nancy E. Doran-Hite Diane Dougan Michael Dougan ‘76 Cynthia A. Dougher Matthew L. Dougher
Craig A. Endres Kathleen D. Endres Paul English Veronica English Mark A. Enright Delvin L. Ergott III George Eriksen Sara Esteban Diana I. Faillace Phillip A. Faillace Bert A. Failor Getty A. Failor Beth Fantaskey Todd Fantaskey John P. Farrell Michelle J. Farrell Michelle Fayett Steven G. Fayett Colleen M. Fergus Thomas S. Fergus III Clara Ferraro R. Edward Ferraro Wayne D. Festa James M. Fisher ‘86 Joanne M. Fisher ‘86 Anthony Fistek Lynn Fistek Alice M. Flanagan Brian Flanagan James Flinn Michelle Flinn Brian Flynn Gina Foll Lori Fowler Timothy E. Fowler Jill A. Fox Douglas W. Franz Judith A. Franz John J. Frappolli Kristin S. Frappolli Mark Gaczewski Patricia Gaczewski Kathleen G. Gallagher
Philip M. Gallagher Elizabeth Gardner Richard Gardner Marguerite Gerum Judith Gibson Joseph W. Giebel Tammy J. Giebel
Dawn Gilmore James Gilmore Gary M. Glass Tricia C. Glass Charles Glover
Dorothy E. Glover ‘66 Kathleen Gnacinski Paul Gnacinski Glenn D. Goldberg Zita T. Goldberg Emily O. Goldman Scott A. Gorring ‘89 Shawn M. Gorring ‘88 Mary L. Gourley Roy Gourley Ernell E. Graham Dari J. Grass Todd A. Grass Joyce M. Gravino Mary Green William Green Edward Greenway Michelle M. Greenway Mary Grifn Patrick Grifn Rodney Grifth Susan L. Grifth Dolores M. Griswold ‘71 Linda R. Gruss ‘80 Raymond S. Gruss, Esq. ‘79
Joseph Dowden Lynne Dowden
Philip A. Dubsky ‘79 Shelagh Dubsky ‘79
Gina M. Duddy James P. Duddy Chris J. Dufresne Lori A. Dufresne Bruce Duncan Patrick M. Dunn ‘78 Alan Edmiston Marcy Edmiston Kimberly A. Edwards-Swanson Joan Ehrbar
Joseph Ehrbar George Ellis Jr. Mark Ellis Nancy Ellis
Daniel Guarascio Marie Guarascio Lori A. Guido William P. Guido Frank E. Hagan, Ph.D. Mary A. Hagan
Aladdin Elsayed Donna Elsayed Lisa M. Emerson ‘05 Rob Empfeld Tammy A. Empfeld
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