The Giving Challenge
November 1-19, 2011
Don't let "that other school" win!
To honor college football's most played rivalry, the Giving Challenge is back for 2011 = and this year it's bigger and better!
The Challenge pits us against our greatest rival in a competition to see who can rally the most donors for their alma mater. Bragging rights go to the school with the greatest number of alumni and friends who make an annual gift of any size leading up to and during the football game. Plus, your participation and generosity help ensure the strength and reputation of your school!
Remember: the competition hinges on the number of participating donors, not the size of the gift, so your contribution matters!
Make sure your school triumphs!
All Alumni and Current Seniors (Class of 2012)
or call Lafayette at 610-330-5034
or call Lehigh at 866-517-1552
Gifts of any amount, to any designation count.
Online, phone, and cash/check gifts must be made between 12 a.m. on Nov. 1 and 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 to be counted.
Current Students, Family, and Friends
Text your gift before the end of the third quarter on November 19.
The winning school will be announced live during the fourth quarter of the game. If you can't be at the game, be sure to attend your local telecast party!
A one-time donation of $10 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of Lehigh University or Lafayette College by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.hmgf.org/t. Messaging & Data Rates May Apply. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying STOP to short code 20222, Reply HELP to 20222 for help.
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If you can't be at the game, be sure to attend your local telecast party!
Lafayette Telecasts Lehigh Telecasts
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Remember: The competition hinges on number of participating alumni – not the size of the gift
– so every single contribution counts.
Make your gift to make your alma mater proud!
Current Standings
last updated Tuesday 11/22 at 8:41 AM
Point totals by decade
Mobile Apps
Want to keep tabs on the competition as it progresses? We thought so! With this app you'll be able to see updated Challenge point totals, share and view gameday photos (from both sides of the Rivalry!), and keep tabs on the chatter on Twitter (Twitter account not required). It's the first year, so we hope you share your feature suggestions so we can make this even better for next year!
If you have a Blackberry, #sorryimnotsorry...but we only built apps for iOS and Android this year.
Competition Guidelines
- Because of the size difference between the schools, a 2:1 Lehigh-to-Lafayette ratio will be used to calculate gifts.
- Alum-to-alum married couples will count as two points if made online, phone, or cash/check.
- Matching gift credit will count if received between November 1 and November 18.
- Online, phone , cash/check gifts must be made between 12 a.m. on November 1 and 5 p.m. on November 18 to be counted toward the challenge.
- Only gifts made by alumni and current seniors during this time will count towards the competition. All gifts made via text will count.
- Individuals may make multiple gifts via text, each one counting.
- Online and phone gifts may be directed toward any designation. Lehigh gifts received via text will be split between the annual fund and athletics programs. Lafayette gifts received via text will be given to support athletics programs.
For all questions, please contact Chad Davis, Lehigh University, at (610) 758-3137 or Brook Wolcott, Lafayette College, at (610) 330-5620.
About the Challenge
The Challenge was created through the cooperation of Lafayette and Lehigh young alumni leadership as a way to encourage giving to the annual fund and draw attention to the importance of alumni giving. Annual giving to your alma mater provides valuable resources for your school and increases participation rates, which influence national rankings and reputation.
For more information on the value of participation to Lafayette College, visit development.lafayette.edu/annual-fund/.
For more information on the value of participation to Lehigh University, visit www.lehigh.edu/lehighfund.
