Events

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Past Events


$2,500
The CNRE Willie Taylor 25 Donor Participation Challenge
CNRE friend Willie Taylor will donate $2,500 to the College of Natural Resources and Environment Annual Fund if 25 donors make a gift to any College of Natural Resources and Environment fund!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$50,000
The CNRE Morton and Spapperi Family Foundation 100 Donor Participation Challenge
CNRE friends Kent Morton and Julie Spapperi-Morton of the Morton and Spapperi Family Foundation will donate a $50,000 grant to support undergraduate research and experiential learning opportunities for students if 25 additional donors make a gift to any College of Natural Resources and Environment fund!
108 / 108 Gifts
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$2,500
Exit Light, Enter Night Challenge
Are you up late? Why not make a gift to your favorite area of the university? If the university gets 50 gifts between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. EST, a generous anonymous donor will give an extra $2,500 to the Virginia Tech Annual Fund!
50 / 50 Gifts
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Vice President Participation Leaderboard Challenge
Which giving area will receive the most donations during Virginia Tech Giving Day? Make a gift to your favorite area of Virginia Tech to help keep your area at the top of the leaderboard! The areas with the most gifts at the end of Giving Day will receive an additional donation from Virginia Tech Vice President of Advancement Charlie Phlegar.
Rank Prize Areas of Support Gifts
1 $1,250 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 799
2 $750 College of Engineering 789
3 $500 College of Science 612
4 Pamplin College of Business 520
5 Corps of Cadets 370
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Campus Landmarks Challenge
Throughout #VTGivingDay, we'll be posting close-ups of Virginia Tech landmarks. If you can correctly guess what the photos are depicting, you might be randomly selected to put an extra $250 toward a Virginia Tech fund of your choice, with the funds provided by a generous anonymous donor!
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Hokie Couples Gift Match Challenge
Are you a Hokie Couple? Share a picture of you with your sweetheart and tag it #HokieLove between 7 and 9 a.m. on March 21, and we’ll pick a winning couple to pick where an extra $250 is donated!
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$8,000
The CNRE Mike and Kathy Melo 75 Donor Participation Challenge
CNRE alum and Dean's Advisory Council chair Mike Melo and Kathy Melo will donate $8,000 to support student scholarships if 25 additional donors make a gift to any College of Natural Resources and Environment fund.
25 / 25 Gifts
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$2,500
The CNRE Mike Hincher 50 Donor Participation Challenge
CNRE alum and FREC Advisory Board chair Mike Hincher will donate $2,500 to support the Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Annual Fund if 25 additional (50 total) donors make a gift to any College of Natural Resources and Environment fund!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,500
Early Bird Challenge
Rise and shine, early bird Hokies! Why not start off your day with gifts to your favorite areas of Virginia Tech? If the university gets 25 gifts from 4-6 a.m. EST, a generous donor will give an extra $1,500 to the Virginia Tech Annual Fund!
25 / 25 Gifts
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Biggest Fan Social Media Challenge
Are you the most Hokie of all the Hokies in the Hokie Nation? Show us how much! Take a photo or video of yourself in all your Maroon & Orange, and tag your photos #VTGivingDay and #HokiestHokie. We'll select a winner, who will get to pick a fund for an extra $250 donation and a special shout-out on Virginia Tech social media!
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#HokieBaby and #HokiePets Challenge
Do you have an adorable #HokieBaby or #HokiePet? Post a picture of your little Hokies or furbabies in their Virginia Tech gear on your social media accounts, using #VTGivingDay. We’ll randomly pick a winner from each hashtag, who will each get to choose where an extra $250 will go a fund of their choice!
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