REUNION GIVING

One of the key components to Hobart and William Smith reunions is the reunion class gift. During the four years preceding a milestone reunion (5 years, 10 years etc,), and during the reunion year itself, classes make a special effort to raise funds and increase class participation. This is one way classes can support the Colleges in honor of their reunion. The highlight of a special reunion is a lunch when reunion classes report their percentage of participation and present President Gearan with a check for their class gift. All gifts for a class Reunion will be considered in support of Campaign for the Colleges.

The volunteers for each alumni and alumnae class set three fundraising goals and work with their classmates to achieve them:

• Participation:
  The number of classmates who contribute a gift to the Colleges during their reunion year results in a percentage of participation that should be significantly higher than in non-reunion years.
• Class Gift:
  The class gift is composed of the cumulative amount of money received by the Colleges during the five years leading to reunion weekend. For example, after a class celebrates a five-year reunion volunteers begin to build a class gift for their next reunion.
• Single Year Achievement:
  This goal is the amount of money the class raises during the year building up to their reunion weekend. Alumni and alumnae understand that it is important to increase their giving during a reunion year and this dollar amount often drives the class gift and determines its success.

For more information

Volunteers can make a difference through leadership and support of the reunion class gift. If you would like to help your class leave a reunion legacy, please contact Jen Nesbit at nesbit@hws.edu.

 

SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN

Thank you for your interest in supporting Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

There are several ways to make your gift to the Colleges:

• Online - Click here to navigate to our secure giving site
• Mail - A check may be sent to:
  Institutional Advancement
  615 S. Main Street
  Geneva, NY 14456
• Phone - (877) HWS-GIFT
• Appreciated Securities - To make a gift of securities, click here.
• IRA - You have a unique opportunity to help us with an IRA distribution.

If you have any questions about giving to the Colleges, or to give to a designation not listed below, please contact Beth Pier at (315) 781-3079 or pier@hws.edu

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