Alumni/ae Annual Fund: The Spartan Challenge

Dear Classmates,


I've never worked in sales, nor have I had desire to. I was raised to be self sufficient and I guess it's unnatural for me to ask for something from another. I've also never worked in fund raising for charitable or uncharitable ventures. I did once dabble in fetish films, but that's a story for another day.


My point is, I'm uncomfortable posting a plea for funds for SPA or anybody else, but I'll throw this out and let you make your own decision.


The Annual Giving Office has a May drive for new donors to the Annual Fund. (Since our class has historically low participation rates, I guess we're viewed as very fertile ground.) For class years 1981 - 1995, if the donor rate is raised from 10% to 20% during the month of May, an anonymous donor has pledged $5,000. That works out to 131 new donors, or about nine donors per class year. I have some thoughts and uneducated guesses about the identity of the anonymous donor, but that's secondary.


If you're planning to make charitable contributions this year AND you've never given to the SPA Annual Fund, I hope you'll consider a donation in any amount during May. All the pertinent information and easy donation instructions can be found by following the link (that I will somehow, f'ing figure out how to attach to this post.)

Even you're not planning on giving, click the link and check out the photo they chose for this campaign; you won't regret it.

I hope spring weather is finding you and your families happy and healthy in whatever part of the world you're making home!

Sincerely,

Dave Salchow