{"id":135167,"date":"2023-12-05T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T18:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=135167"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T18:39:25","slug":"university-of-mississippi-alumni-friends-respond-to-giving-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-alumni-friends-respond-to-giving-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi Alumni, Friends Respond to Giving Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Multiple ways to help Ole Miss students featured during day<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

University of Mississippi<\/strong> alumni and friends took the occasion of Giving Tuesday<\/strong>, the worldwide annual day of giving on November 28, 2023, to respond with 190 gifts totaling more than $13,140 for project-based crowdfunding initiatives on Ignite Ole Miss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ignite crowdfunding platform offered several opportunities for individuals to embrace philanthropy. Giving Tuesday gifts helped fund clothing donation bins, summer undergraduate research programs, ROTC <\/strong>cadet training activities, scholarships and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our alumni and friends followed up their week of Thanksgiving by extending their gratitude to Ole Miss for all it means to their lives,” said Maura Langhart,<\/strong> senior director of annual giving. “The generous gifts we received showed that kindness and charitable investments are a top priority of our university community. Many will benefit from these Giving Tuesday gifts.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ole Miss Fund<\/strong> received the most gifts \u2013 64 \u2013 and the resources will be used to address the university’s most pressing needs. This unrestricted support helps ensure the university can attract and retain the best students, faculty and staff and touches every corner of campus life, Langhart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next was the School of Education Teacher and Counselor Education Essentials Kits<\/strong>, which received 28 gifts. The goal of the continuing campaign is $10,000 to provide 280 graduating teachers and counselors with kits of needed classroom supplies as they begin their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty gifts were directed to the Ole Miss Women’s Council<\/strong> campaign for the Jen Lawrence Bordelon Leadership Fund<\/strong>, which pays tribute to the life of a talented university alumna. The late Bordelon was an OMWC Scholar and a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College<\/strong>, elected Miss Ole Miss<\/strong> and served as Kappa Delta<\/strong> sorority president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fund will provide income for operating the leadership-mentorship aspect of the OMWC Scholarship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Started a few weeks ago, the Army ROTC Egg Bowl Run<\/strong> campaign reached its goal through Giving Tuesday, raising $3,000. These resources will enable Ole Miss Army ROTC<\/strong> cadets to participate in training exercises, team-building opportunities and competitions, preparing future officers to excel in the Army and in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what other gifts supported, with the crowdfunding campaigns continuing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n