2023 - It's a Great Day to be a Bobcat!

2,316
Donors
124% of 1,855 Donor goal
$839,061
Donated
This campaign ended on March 16, 2023, but you can still make a gift to Bates College by clicking here!
Matches
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Melissa Geissler photoMelissa Geissler matched $100

An Anonymous DonorErin Brown matched $100

Evan Bagley photoEvan Bagley matched $150

An Anonymous DonorDavid Akinyemi matched $21

Erica Seifert Plunkett photoErica Seifert Plunkett matched $200

An Anonymous DonorLarry Handerhan matched $200

An Anonymous DonorClarke Shipley matched $250

An Anonymous DonorAngela Knox-Pyaesone matched $250

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $250

An Anonymous DonorKaty Corrado matched $250

An Anonymous DonorNancy Blackburn Sparks and Terry Welch matched $400

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Classmate '75 matched $500

An Anonymous DonorSarah Stone matched $500

An Anonymous DonorNorm Wentworth matched $550

Cat Djang photoCat Djang matched $800

An Anonymous DonorFlora Rice-Chan, Meg Curran and Dan Naparstek matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorAnthony Timberman '09 matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorMike Nadler matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorLisa Romeo matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorJenn Lemkin Bouchard '99 matched $1,250

An Anonymous Donor40th Reunion Committee matched $1,328

An Anonymous DonorLauren Fine matched $1,500

An Anonymous DonorLeo Menard matched $1,855

An Anonymous DonorJen Crawford and Ryan Bouchard matched $2,000

An Anonymous DonorJennifer Lockhart Nespole '94, P'23 matched $2,000

An Anonymous DonorTom Carey '73 matched $2,000

An Anonymous DonorA Class of 2024 Family matched $2,000

An Anonymous DonorWill Coghlan, Dan Driscoll, Al Haber, Liz Libre, Peter Ryan and Adam Stern matched $2,600

An Anonymous DonorMary Capaldi Gonzales matched $3,520

An Anonymous DonorWin Brown, Sally Ehrenfried and Matt Schecter matched $3,649

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $4,000

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $4,000

An Anonymous DonorScott Higgins '91, P'27 matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorJeff Snyder matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorPam Batchelder Johnson '91 matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorJohn Sninsky matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $5,000

An Anonymous DonorHeather Beebe, David Flash, Allison Webster Matlack, Atea Martin, Sean Ryan, and Mike Hogan matched $6,000

An Anonymous DonorTwo anonymous 2008 classmates matched $6,000

An Anonymous DonorAn anonymous '98 couple matched $3,100

An Anonymous DonorAn anonymous '96 classmate matched $15,000

An Anonymous DonorAnonymous '78 Classmate matched $25,000
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Molly Carr photoMolly and George Carr gave $100

An Anonymous DonorTracy Zordan gave $100

An Anonymous DonorGrace Liu gave $200

Bob Deininger photoBob Deininger gave $250 because 10 donors made a gift in 0 days

An Anonymous DonorTodd Zinn gave $250

John P. Howard photoJohn P. Howard gave $500

An Anonymous DonorMaureen E Bartlett gave $550

An Anonymous DonorHaley Keegan and Graeme Welds gave $1,000

An Anonymous DonorQuintin Pollart gave $1,000

An Anonymous DonorA 2025 Bates Family gave $10,000

An Anonymous DonorA group of 2023 Families gave $12,500

An Anonymous DonorA Bates Family gave $100,000
Incentives
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Earn your choice of a Bates hat or t-shirt!
About


Join the party as we celebrate the college’s birthday — and this year’s Great Day giving celebration — on March 16, 2023.


The festivities start at noon EDT, with our GREAT DAY TO BE A BOBCAT LIVESTREAM. Tune in for this Great Day tradition featuring familiar campus faces and current students!


Help make this birthday the best ever. Your Great Day gift to Bates and your participation is the BEST birthday present of all!

Updates
We did it! Thank you for making Great Day to be a Bobcat a success!

Great Day to be a Bobcat has come to an incredible end. Thank you to our amazing community for driving past our goal of 1,855 donors and generating additional funds for the college. Your gifts honor the Bates of yesterday and today and ensure the college can look to a dynamic and transformative future. Thank YOU! 

257 days ago by Nina Emmi
1,855! Way to go, Bobcats!

We did it! With Andrew Seaton '15’s gift, we have surpassed our 1,855 donor goal - and received a matching gift of $100,000 from a generous Bates family!

With only a few hours left, why stop at 1,855 donors? There are still several class-based challenges for alumni and parents, so don’t miss out on these amazing opportunities to amplify your gift.

Let’s keep the momentum going!

258 days ago by Sarah Tiedemann
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BATES!

Join the party as we celebrate Bates’ birthday and this year’s Great Day to be a Bobcat celebration. Let’s come together as a community to celebrate the many reasons that Bates is special to all of us. Make sure to tune into the livestream starting at noon EDT. 

Help make this birthday the best ever. Your Great Day gift to Bates and your participation is the BEST birthday present of all!

258 days ago by Nina Emmi
BIG NEWS! It's GREAT!

When we reach our goal of 1,855 gifts from alumni, parents, and friends, an anonymous Bates family will add $100,000 to our Great Day giving total. What a fantastic way to celebrate the 168th birthday of Bates - and of the Bobcat!

265 days ago by Nina Emmi
Livestream Schedule

Join us at noon on March 16 for the Great Day livestream! 

12:00 pm EDT

Clayton Spencer, President

Eric Foushee P’22, P’26, Vice President for College Advancement

Erin Brown P’25, Assistant Vice President for College Advancement

12:50 pm 

Kirk Read, Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Christine Schwartz, Associate Vice President for Dining, Conferences and Campus Events

1:40 pm

Tonya Bailey-Curry LMSW-cc, Director for Special Projects

Darby Ray, Director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships and Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Civic Engagement 

2:30 pm

Cary Gemmer Blake ‘07, Senior Leadership Gifts Officer 

Richard McNeil ‘10, Leadership Gifts Officer

Mike Rocque, Associate Professor of Sociology

3:20 pm

The Bobcast with Aaron Morse 

4:10 pm

Audrey Burns '17, Associate Dean of Admission

Jay Burns P'17, P'19, Editorial Director and Bates Magazine Editor

Johie Seltzer '03, Senior Associate Dean of Admission and Director of Communications and Outreach

5:00 pm

Purposeful Work Fireside Chat

Allen Delong, Senior Associate Dean Center for Purposeful Work 

Christopher Euston ‘23

Caitlin Chan ‘24

5:35 pm

Pam Batchelder Johnson ‘91, Chair, Bates Fund Executive Committee 

Elizah Laurenceau ‘19, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement, Identity, and Affinity Programs

6:25 pm

Bates Students!

Salma Ali ‘24

Madison Jandreau ‘23

Sardar Mohammad Ruhan ’26

7:00 pm

Clayton Spencer, President

Eric Foushee P’22, P’26, Vice President for College Advancement

7:55 pm

James Reese, Associate Dean for International Student Programs

Casey Andersen ‘12, Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Reunion

8:50 pm

Birthday Celebration for the Bobcat!

and so much more! 

266 days ago by Nina Emmi

Donor Map
Alumni Class Leaderboards
ClassDonorsRaised ($)
19556$12,850
202217$587
200748$3,927
199638$23,700
197917$12,200
198338$18,518
197324$8,028
201223$1,196
198531$15,698
197723$33,266
198863$18,384
198955$11,395
201426$1,340
201622$1,253
201722$1,140
200232$7,443
200538$2,958
199756$15,285
197226$12,845
197423$14,649
198015$2,915
198731$4,957
199835$14,068
199143$126,093
197629$10,152
201834$3,635
19595$535
199242$16,512
199925$6,427
19708$1,715
199451$16,337
201039$3,303
197537$16,556
200625$1,456
198130$9,621
200435$9,885
200851$12,512
196814$2,615
199353$15,987
200945$4,217
200036$12,215
201332$7,582
198414$9,518
201539$3,791
196413$3,955
196611$2,845
20217$126
200335$8,423
199536$14,808
19628$3,900
198214$2,685
196510$3,300
196710$4,556
19501$25
198686$17,871
197826$28,827
199026$9,455
201127$3,153
200133$5,073
19523$400
202033$960
196310$5,825
19543$450
19698$6,085
19536$2,378
19561$15
19511$300
19619$3,705
19605$1,300
197110$16,931
19575$10,675
201923$855
19582$300
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Advocates

A Bates Family photo
A Bates Family
Gave $100,000 during a Challenge!
Anonymous '78 Classmate photo
Anonymous '78 Classmate
matched a total of $25,000
An anonymous '96 classmate photo
An anonymous '96 classmate
matched a total of $15,000
A group of 2023 Families photo
A group of 2023 Families
Gave $12,500 during a Challenge!
A 2025 Bates Family photo
A 2025 Bates Family
Gave $10,000 during a Challenge!
Peter Jonathan Friedman photo
generated 7 clicks and 4 gifts, totaling $7,600
Heather Beebe, David Flash, Allison Webster Matlack, Atea Martin, Sean Ryan, and Mike Hogan photo
Heather Beebe, David Flash, Allison Webster Matlack, Atea Martin, Sean Ryan, and Mike Hogan
matched a total of $6,000
Two anonymous 2008 classmates photo
Two anonymous 2008 classmates
matched a total of $6,000
Jeff Snyder photo
Jeff Snyder
matched a total of $5,000
Scott Higgins '91, P'27 photo
Scott Higgins '91, P'27
matched a total of $5,000