Challenges and Matches

Your gift during One Day Give can make a greater impact than ever through “giving challenges” and matching funds! 

Incentives athletic challenges

GIVING INCENTIVES

ONE DAY GIVE SOCKS

  • With a gift of $20 or more, MU faculty and staff will receive a pair of socks.
  • With a gift of $10, MU students will receive a pair of socks (includes SLI match).

12am | First Stone Challenge: Begin One Day Give Ripples of Generosity
The first gift from a community member will receive a pair of socks

12am – 6am | Early Bird Student Challenge
STUDENTS
5 randomly selected students who give during this period will win a $25 Sheetz gift card.

6am – 7am | Wake up with One Day Give
Donor(s) who give during this period will be entered to win a travel coffee mug and a bookstore gift card.

8am – 9am | Sock Power Hour
Anyone who makes a gift of $20 or more between 8am-9am will receive a pair of socks

9am – 10am |Graduates of the Last Decade Challenge (2013-2023)
ALUMNI
Looking for 25 alumni Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) who graduated between 2013 and 2023 to make a gift between 9am – 10am to unlock $5K to create an endowed scholarship. These alumni who donate this hour will also be entered to win a hooded sweatshirt.

10am – 11am | Social Media Challenge
Like OR share a One Day Give post on Instagram/Facebook and you will be entered to win socks or a bookstore prize.

12 noon – 1pm | Sock Power Hour
Anyone who makes a gift of $20 or more between noon-1pm will receive a pair of socks.

1pm – 2pm | MU Seniors Giving Challenge
STUDENTS
Millersville University seniors who make a gift between 1pm-2pm will be entered to win a cap and gown for graduation!

3pm – 4pm | Give to What You Love Challenge
With 50 gifts between 3pm – 4pm, John ’02 and Laura Held ’04 will unlock their $2,000 challenge gift for Millersville University.

7pm - 8pm | Cabinet Challenge
The Millersville University Cabinet has created a scholarship for 1st generation students. To celebrate giving to what they love, they have a challenge for you. The 1st person to give $150 or more during the 7 o'clock hour will receive a surprise gift from the MU Cabinet!

9-10 pm | Scholarship Challenge
An anonymous donor has committed $100,000 for an endowed scholarship and invites you to be a part of the ripples of generosity that scholarships create on Millersville's campus.  You can give to an existing endowed scholarship; create a new or renew an existing named annual award ($1,000 or more for 4 years) to receive a personalized locker in the Morgan Athletic Complex;  or make a gift to the Millersville University Scholarship Fund. Your generosity provides access to an affordable academic experience for Marauders now and in the future!

ATHLETICS CHALLENGES

Northwestern Mutual Athletic Match
For the first 100 gifts of $100+ to Athletics during One Day Give, Northwestern Mutual will contribute $100 per gift up to a $10,000 total.

Morgan Athletic Complex Locker Room Challenge
Create a new or renew an existing named annual award ($1,000 or more for 4 years) and receive a personalized locker for football, track & field/X-C, lacrosse, and field hockey lockers.

Normally, the cost is $1,500 for a personalized locker as part of the Morgan Athletic Complex renovation project.


ATHLETICS GIVING LEADERBOARDS

This year, a top men’s and a top women’s team will be selected to win in each of the following challenge categories:

  • Greatest Number of Donors – $500 gift for top men's and top women's program
  • Top Fundraising Teams – Dollar Amounts – $500 gift for top men's and top women's program
  • Team Increase over Last Year’s Donor Number – $500 gift for top men's and top women's program with the largest % increase in donors from last year
  • Team Increase over Last Year’s Dollars Raised – $500 gift for top men's and top women's program with the largest % increase in total dollars from last year

Percent Alumni Donors – $1,000 gift for top men's and top women's program with the largest % of alumni gifts (sponsored by the Millersville University Alumni Association)

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