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Giving Day Challenges 

Challenge Board

Name Goal Time Limit Outcome Challenger Progress
Annual: Marywood Fund Challenge 80 Donors 24 HRS If 80 donors make a gift in support of the Marywood Fund today, Marywood Trustee and alumnus Michael E. Bugno '98 will make an $8,000 gift. Michael E. Bugno '98 UNLOCKED
Arboretum Challenge 10 Donors 24 HRS Help us grow! When 10 donors support the Arboretum, Amy Tuttle '01 will contribute $1,000 to keep Marywood's green spaces thriving! Amy Tuttle '01 UNLOCKED
Athletic Director's Challenge 100 Donors 24 HRS Director of Athletics and Recreation Andrew Smith will make a gift of $1,000 if 100 people donate $25 or more to Ignite the Light for Athletics. Andrew Smith 90 Donors
Black Box Theatre Challenge 25 Donors 24 HRS Alumna Barbara Spellman Shuta '68 will make a gift of $5,000 if 25 individuals make a gift to the Black Box Theatre. Barbara Spellman Shuta '68 UNLOCKED
Campus-Wide Faculty/Staff Challenge 100% Participation 24 HRS Donors will be entered into a raffle for a department doughnut break. University Advancement Tallying
Chamber Singers Challenge $4,000 24 HRS If this project reaches $4,000, the Chamber Singers will release an exclusive video performance. Chamber Singers UNLOCKED
Class Challenge Highest number of donors from one class 24 HRS Bragging Rights University Advancement Tallying
Class of 1972 Challenge $2,000 24 HRS Members of the Class of 1972 will anonymously match all donations to the scholarship up to $2,000. Anonymous members of the Class of 1972 UNLOCKED
Coaches' Challenge Highest number of donors 24 HRS Bragging Rights University Advancement Tallying
Double your Impact Challenge $2,500 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. Diane Williams Parks '67, Former Trustee and alumna, will match gifts up to $2,500 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Diane Williams Parks '67 UNLOCKED
Field Hockey Championship Challenge Bragging Rights 24 HRS Championship Challenge! The Marywood Field Hockey Team is challenging the members of our 1992, 1993, 1998, 2019, & 2024 championship winning teams to give their championship year (i.e. $19.92, $20.24, etc.). Help us bring that championship attitude to Giving Day! Marywood University Field Hockey Tallying
Ignite the Light for Athletics Donor Challenge 50 Donors of $100 or more 24 HRS Marywood Trustee, athletic hall of fame inductee, and alumna, Maria Gogal '04, will make a gift of $2,500 if 50 people donate $100 or more to Ignite the Light for Athletics. Maria Gogal '04 UNLOCKED
Ignite the Light for Athletics Game On Match Hour $1,000 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Albert Stroble '99 will match every $100+ donation to Ignite the Light for Athletics from 10 a.m - 11 a.m. up to $1,000. Albert Stroble '99 UNLOCKED
Ignite the Light for Athletics Power Hour Challenge $1,000 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. President Emerita Sister Mary Persico, IHM '69 will match donations to Ignite the Light for Athletics up to $1,000 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sister Mary Persico, IHM '69 UNLOCKED
Ignite a Scholar Challenge $4,000 24 HRS Alice E. McDonnell, Dr.P.H. '77, will create an annual scholarship if two individuals create their own named scholarship to support Marywood students. Alice E. McDonnell, Dr.P.H. '77 1 Donor
Ignite the Light for Science 15 Donors 24 HRS Carol Armezzani Howell '67 will make a gift of $2,500 if 15 donors make a gift to Ignite the Light for Science. Carol Armezzani Howell '67 UNLOCKED
Marywood Gives from Coast to Coast 20 Donors to the Marywood Scholarship Fund 3 p.m. - Midnight Marywood Gives from Coast to Coast! Marywood is grateful to our supporters from Scranton all the way to Alaska. If 20 donors from 3pm to Midnight donate to the Marywood Scholarship Fund, Betty Walters '64, of Kodiak, Alaska, will make a gift of $2,500. Betty Hennessy Walters '64 UNLOCKED
Marywood Scholarship Fund $2,000 24 HRS Double your impact! When $2,000 is raised for the Marywood Scholarship Fund, Mary (Bunny) Diehl '66 will generously match it - doubling the support for deserving students! Mary (Bunny) Diehl '66 UNLOCKED
Marywood Service Programs Double Your Impact Challenge $1,000 24 HRS Your gift matters! When 10 donors contribute to Marywood Service Programs, Amy Tuttle '01 will step up with a generous $1,000 donation - amplifying your impact! Amy Tuttle '01 UNLOCKED
Marywood Service Programs Challenge $200 24 HRS Dorothy J. Grill, Ph.D. '07 will match every donation of $10 or more made to student service trips up to $200. Dorothy J. Grill, Ph.D. '07 UNLOCKED
Northeast PA Alumni Chapter Challenge 20 Donors 24 HRS The Northeast PA Alumni Chapter will donate $2,000 to the Endowed Scholarship if 20 donors make a gift to the Scholarship. Northeast PA Alumni Chapter 8 Donors
Women's Soccer Empower Hour $3,000 Noon - 1 p.m. Marywood Women's Soccer Coach Rich Owens will donate $25 for every $150 donation made to Women's Soccer (up to $3,000 in donations) from Noon - 1 p.m. Rich Owens $975