We Met the Challenge!

Together we did it and thank you everyone who contributed toward our anonymous $250,000 challenge grant by December 31, 2008. However, it's still not too late to Take a Seat.

Take a Seat Campaign

In response to the challenge, the Cummings School raised $257,425 with help from numerous individuals and organizations. Every gift brought us closer to our goal and on December 31, the anonymous foundation sent their check for $250,000. The auditorium challenge prompted 139 unique donations between mid-October and the end of December. These gifts break down in the following ways:

Donation Statistics
Range of Gift Gifts
Donations between $1–$999 115
Donations between $1,000–$4,999 19
Donations above $5,000 5
Donor Affiliation
Alumni (including alumni who are also faculty, staff, and or parents) 87
Faculty and Staff 27
Parents (including alumni who are also faculty and staff) 13
Friends and Organizations 12
First-Time Donors
First-Time Donors 34
First-Time Alumni Donors 26
Groups
Group Pooled Gifts 6

Auditorium Seats

Auditorium seats are still available for naming. There are two options:

Conference Style
A seat in the first two rows with a writing table ($2,500).
Traditional Seat
A seat with a writing tablet ($1,000).

A Take a Seat Giving Form is available online for your convenience in the PDF format. Alternatively, you can use our Online Donation Form.

Note: Please type Take a Seat Campaign, within the Gift Designation 3 box during Step #2 when using the Online Donation Form. Also, please type the plaque's inscription within the Comments about your gift box. Inscriptions may occupy up to three lines with 30 characters, including spaces, per line. If your donation is part of a class giving effort, please include your class year in this section.

Further information about giving can be found on the Make a Gift Today page.

Give Today

Contact

If you would like more information please contact:

Shelley Rodman
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Phone: (508) 839-7907