March 12 is Great Day to be a Bobcat, Bates’ annual giving day! When you make a gift on Great Day, you join a world-wide community of fellow alumni in supporting financial aid, academic programs, student life, athletics, and so many other defining aspects of the Bates experience.
Whatever your best gift looks like right now, as recent alumni, the collective impact of our giving is undeniable. Last year, gifts of $30 or less added up to more than $100,000 in immediate-use funding for the things that matter most: financial aid, student support and well-being, equal access to research and internship opportunities, and more.
This Great Day, when we reach 200 gifts from Bates of the Last Decade (BOLD) classes, we’ll unlock a $25,000 financial aid bonus challenge. Standing together, we can have an immediate impact on making the Bates experience accessible for today’s Bobcats. Join us!
Plus, as a special thank-you for joining in this collective effort, we’ll send all BOLD donors a set of vintage-inspired Bobcat stickers. It’s a fun way to look back while having an impact on the future of Bates.
Thank you for making this a GREAT day to be a Bobcat!
Gifts to BOLD: Bates of the Last Decade contribute to...
We’ve reached our goal of 2,026 donors and unlocked $100,000 in immediate-use funds for Bates.🎉
There are still 9 hours to go and to keep us moving, we have ANOTHER challenge available: When we reach 2,200 donors, another $25,000 will be added from an anonymous loyal Bobcat. Help us finish strong for Bates!
93 days ago by Lauren Bean
We’ve just hit 1,013 donors - that’s halfway to our goal of 2,026 and unlocking an additional $100,000 for Bates. There are still 17 hours to go, tons of class challenges in play, and the sky’s the limit for how the Bobcat community will show up for Bates. 🎉Let’s keep this momentum going for another record-breaking Great Day!🎉
93 days ago by Lauren Bean
The Great Day Livestream kicks off at 12pm ET on Thursday, March 12. Who do you want to thank you for your Great Day gift??
12:00 -12:40 pm
- President Garry W. Jenkins
- Olivia T. ’28, Student Philanthropy Ambassador
- Leah B. ’26, Senior Co-Chair
12:45 - 1:30 pm
- Eric Foushee P’22, P’26, VP for College Advancement
- Kristen Lainsbury, VP for Communications and Marketing
- Sarah Cameron, Senior Director of Alumni Engagement
1:35 - 2:20 pm:
- Marisela Flores Pineda ’24, Center for Purposeful Work
- Luke Allen ’22, Campus Life
- Abby Ryan ’21, Advancement
2:25 - 3:10 pm
- Erin Foster Zsiga, AVP and Dean of Students
- Molly Newton ’11, Sr. Assoc. Dean of Students
- Brenna Callahan ’15, Dir. of Health Services and Well-Being
3:15 - 4:00 pm
- Michael Rocque, Professor of Sociology and Department Chair
- Emma L. ’29
- John H. ’29
4:05 - 4:50 pm
- John Harvey ’09, Leadership Gift Officer
- Tyler Lussier, Leadership Gift Officer
- Ben Peck ’05, Associate College Librarian
- Paul Gastonguay ’89, Head Men’s Tennis Coach
4:55 - 5:40 pm
- Christine Schwartz, VP for Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events
- Kim Trauceniek, Sr. Assoc. Dean of Students
- Kirk Read, Professor of French and Francophone Studies
5:45 - 6:30 pm
- Zach R. '26 & Mohammad Z. '27, Co-Presidents of the Bates College Student Government
- Lauren C. ’26 & Kainda N. ’29, Student Philanthropy Ambassadors
6:30 - 7:00 pm
- Bates Bobcast with Aaron Morse (pre-recorded)
7:00 - 7:40 pm
- Darby Ray, Harward Center
- Tonya Bailey, Student Center for Belonging and Community
7:45 - 8:30 pm
- Dean Reese P’29, International Student Programs
- Hoi Ning Ngai, Purposeful Work
8:35 - 9:00 pm
Live a capella with the Crosstones and ManOps
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