Ventures Summer 2016 | Page 22

ADVANCING THE MISSION In the four months since STANDforStevenson was launched, an incredible energy has been building around supporting Stevenson students. With the help of a growing group of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers, our students are benefiting from the generosity of our alumni, parents, and friends. Challenge Accepted! A particularly positive response was felt during our first Bunting Challenge Week in March. Volunteers and friends took to email, social media, and their phones to encourage fellow alumni to support the University, at any level possible, to help us add 50 alumni donors. We exceeded the goal with 53 donors and unlocked part of a challenge gift from Board Member Marc Bunting ’91 to support scholarships. Our second Bunting Challenge Week at the end of April once again showed the University and our students both how much our alumni value their Stevenson experience and how much they want those who are following in their footsteps to value theirs. We again exceeded the goal with 18 | VENTURES/SUMMER 2016 71 donors, unlocking another $5,000 in scholarship funding from Bunting. Keep an eye out for our third and final challenge week of the fiscal year and help us unlock the final portion of Bunting’s gift. For more information on our STANDforStevenson campaign, visit Stevenson.edu/STAND and check out social media for photos, videos, and updates. Want to help STANDforStevenson? Contact Logan Wern, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, at [email protected] to volunteer and let us know why you #STANDforStevenson.