You made a big difference this Truman Giving Week!

In celebration of National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day, Bulldogs truly shone as a part of Truman Giving Week. Between Monday, April 22 and Friday, April 26, 291 donors contributed $128,699 to 76 different Truman Foundation Funds. Giving Week featured several exciting match opportunities, and every one of them met their goals.

Thank you, Beautiful Bulldogs for your support! 

Bertha Thomas Legacy Scholarship

The Bertha Thomas Scholarship raised $5,350 toward their $3,000 goal – 178% of their goal ! With match money provided by Floyd Simpson III (’02), $8,350 went toward scholarship support for hardworking students.

Embedded Tutoring

Donors provided $5,166 toward the Embedded Tutoring program – 172% of their goal! With match support from an anonymous donor, $8,166 will go to a program that places tutors in select class rooms to assist in student learning.

Farm to Table Initiative

The Farm-to-Table program met its $4,300 goal. With match money provided by Michele Hoyne (’90) and Cindy Spiker (’93), $8,600 is going to this program that provides healthy, fresh, organic produce and goods directly from the nearby land to the dining hall tables and provides educational opportunities for students.

Forensics

Forensics lead the pack in Giving Week with contributions of $13,354, 267% of their goal! $10,000 in match funds from Nishant Bhajaria (’03) and an anonymous alumni couple brings the support of Forensics up to $23,354.

Gregg Nesbitt Football Scholarship

The Gregg Nesbitt Scholarship received $13,030 in donations toward their $10,000 goal – 130% of their goal! Thanks to match funds provided by McLeod Express, LLC.,  $23,030 will provide scholarship support for the Truman Football program. McLeod Express, LLC is owned by Mac McLeod (’85),

Health and Exercise Sciences Experiential Fund

The Health and Exercise Sciences Experiential Fund raised $14,022 toward its $12,500 goal – 112%! With match money provided by Calaneet Balas (’97), $26,522 is going to provide resources for HES students to travel to present research, attend conferences and deepen connections with Truman alumni and Health and Exercise Sciences faculty.

Better Because of You – Foundation Board Challenge

76 different funds were supported during Truman Giving Week. Beautiful Bulldogs supported a wide variety of funds, impacting the total Truman experience.