2019 - It's a Great Day to be a Bobcat!

2,281
Donors
122% of 1,855 Donor goal
$631,272
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This campaign ended on March 06, 2019, but you can still make a gift to Bates College by clicking here!
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Shawna-Kaye Lester photoShawna-Kaye Lester matched $50

Hannah Siegel photoHannah Siegel matched $100

Cat Djang photoCat Djang matched $100

Matt Lopez photoMatt Lopez matched $100

An Anonymous DonorZach Jylkka matched $100

An Anonymous DonorArjada Bardhi matched $100

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $100

Paul Billings photoPaul Billings matched $100

An Anonymous DonorLarry Handerhan matched $100

Evan Bagley photoEvan Bagley matched $100

David Longdon photoDavid Longdon matched $100

Justine Cohen-Bolduc photoJustine Cohen-Bolduc matched $100

Jen Crawford photoJennifer K. Crawford matched $150

Heidi B. Lovett photoHeidi B. Lovett matched $200

An Anonymous DonorErica Plunkett matched $200

An Anonymous DonorCourtney Fleisher matched $250

Hannah Loeb photoHannah Loeb matched $250

An Anonymous DonorAlyssa M Morgosh matched $250

Kate Drummond Zimmerman photoKate Drummond Zimmerman matched $250

Angela Knox Pyaesone photoAngela Knox-Pyaesone matched $250

Heather Beebe photoHeather Beebe matched $300

An Anonymous DonorNed Donaldson matched $300

John P. Howard photoJohn Howard matched $500

Sally Ehrenfried photoSally Ehrenfried matched $270

Mike Hogan photoMike Hogan matched $500

Lisa Romeo photoLisa A Romeo matched $500

Emma Beaudry photoEmma Beaudry matched $280

Nina Emmi photoAnthony Timberman matched $1,000

Mike Hogan photoMike Hogan matched $1,000

Bradley McGraw photoBradley McGraw matched $1,000

Maureen Gwinn photoMaureen Gwinn matched $1,000

Lauren Fine photoLauren Fine matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorDamon McGinn and Jasmine Polite matched $1,000

Terence M Welch photoTerence M Welch matched $1,577

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $1,981

Jenn Bouchard photoJenn Bouchard matched $720

Jennifer L Nespole photoJennifer Nespole matched $2,000

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $2,500

An Anonymous DonorJeremy Chase '91 and Christine Werthmann Chase '92 matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorScott Higgins '91 matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorRick Smith P'12 matched $10,000

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $10,000

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $10,000

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $10,080

An Anonymous DonorJean Wilson '81, P'05, P'13 matched $25,000
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Jonathan Green photoJonathan Green gave $250

Erin Bliss photoErin Bliss gave $250
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Make a gift of any size to reach our goal of 1,855 donors by March 5! Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends who make every day a Great Day to be a Bobcat!

  • Make your gift 
  • Participate on social media with #BatesGreatDay
  • Tune in for the Livestream on March 5
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Updates
Thank you for joining us for the Great Day livestream!

Thank you for tuning in for the Great Day to be a Bobcat livestream today! We are so grateful for the support of the Bates communicty - alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends!

If you haven't made your gift yet, please join us before midnight PT.

Thank you for making today an especially Great Day!

1729 days ago by Alicia Rea
WE DID IT!

We did it! Let's see how far we can go.

Thank you for making everyday a Great Day to be a Bobcat!

1730 days ago by Sarah Tiedemann
PRESIDENT'S MATCH EXTENDED!

SECOND MATCH - $1,000, dollar for dollar. 

Make your gift now and double your money for Bates!

1730 days ago by Sarah Tiedemann
EXCITING UPDATE - PRESIDENT'S MATCH!

President Spencer will match any gift, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000, STARTING NOW! 

Make your gift now and double your money!

1730 days ago by Sarah Tiedemann
Livestream schedule for March 5!

12:00 p.m. EST
President Clayton Spencer
Sarah Pearson ’75, Vice President for College Advancement

1:00 p.m.
Leigh Weisenburger, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
Christine Schwartz, Assistant Vice President for Dining, Conferences and Campus Events

1:30 p.m.
Darby Ray, Director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships
Sam Boss, Assistant Director, Community-Engaged Learning and Research

2:00 p.m.
Mike Rocque, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Stephanie Kelley-Romano, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

2:30 p.m.
Jon Furbush ’05, Head Men's Basketball Coach
Vanessa Williamson ’05, Associate Head Coach of Swimming and Diving

3:00 p.m.
April Hill, Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM
Andrew Mountcastle, Assistant Professor of Biology

3:30 p.m.
Sean Findlen ’99, Chief Communications Officer
Rachel Forcillo ’18, Coordinator of Operations, Marketing, and Outreach

4:30 p.m.
Performance by TakeNote

5:00 p.m.
Matt Jadud, Colony Family Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies
Hamish Cameron, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies

5:30 p.m.
Mara Tieken, Associate Professor of Education

6:00 p.m.
Margaret Imber, Associate Dean of the Faculty, Associate Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies
Kirk Read, Professor of French and Francophone Studies

7:00 p.m.
Bobcast Interviews with Student Athletes

7:30 p.m.
President Clayton Spencer
Sarah Pearson ’75, Vice President for College Advancement

8:00 p.m.
Dean Reese, Associate Dean of Students for International Student Programs

8:30 p.m.
Dean Reese, Associate Dean of Students for International Student Programs
Pat Cosquer ’97, Head Men's & Women's Squash Coach

9:00 p.m.
Paul Gastonguay ’89, Head Coach, Men's and Women's Tennis

9:30 p.m.
Performance by the Crosstones

1734 days ago by Sarah Tiedemann

Donor Map
Class LeaderboardThe Class Leaderboard reflects giving from Alumni
AffiliationDonors$ Raised
201842$946
201747$1,319
201653$1,796
201565$3,960
201463$3,086
201345$2,577
201285$6,081
201154$2,586
201065$4,153
200962$9,367
200853$4,003
200755$4,370
200636$2,709
200552$4,151
200441$14,375
200336$12,755
200235$7,475
200128$2,126
200019$4,308
199922$3,678
199821$2,138
199742$74,503
199627$2,919
199535$7,307
199449$12,911
199340$6,679
199230$6,838
199158$74,803
199037$5,670
198930$5,228
198839$6,143
198719$3,548
198687$15,331
198526$8,653
19849$3,425
198328$4,514
198212$2,130
198120$29,989
198016$2,155
197913$14,292
197821$3,778
197710$1,505
197614$6,552
197520$7,335
19746$1,510
197314$1,850
197212$3,785
19718$3,330
197014$1,275
196912$4,804
19688$1,650
19678$1,100
196613$1,775
19658$5,825
196422$5,775
196312$7,000
19628$3,775
19619$2,860
19603$7,026
19593$810
19582$46
19575$1,525
19561$2,000
19555$975
19543$213
19535$358
19522$250
19501$10,000
19482$67
19471$200
19413$6,350
19401$125
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Advocates

Jean Wilson '81, P'05, P'13 photo
Jean Wilson '81, P'05, P'13
matched 500 gifts for a total of $25,000
Anonymous photo
Anonymous
matched 27 gifts for a total of $10,080
Rick Smith P'12 photo
Rick Smith P'12
matched 200 gifts for a total of $10,000
Anonymous photo
Anonymous
matched 41 gifts for a total of $10,000
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Anonymous
matched 4,544 gifts for a total of $10,000
Jeremy Chase '91 and Christine Werthmann Chase '92 photo
Jeremy Chase '91 and Christine Werthmann Chase '92
matched 29 gifts for a total of $5,000
Scott Higgins '91 photo
Scott Higgins '91
matched 100 gifts for a total of $5,000
Benjamin A Lowenstein photo
generated 6 clicks and 4 gifts, totaling $2,958
Anonymous photo
matched a total of $2,500
generated 4 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $25
Anonymous photo
matched a total of $1,981
generated 6 clicks and 3 gifts, totaling $400