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Your gift goes further on Give Sac State Day. Synergy giving opportunities are made possible by generous donors who inspire support. Make a gift of any size to help unlock additional funds for the program you’re supporting. Explore the impact you can make below.

THANK YOU to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for contributing over $25,000 for synergy giving opportunities for comprehensive campus support!

* Please do not make multiple gifts to help unlock a Challenge. These are based on donor count and will not increase even if you use a different name or billing address. *

Past Events

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Academic Advancement Power Hours

Thank you to our generous donors for your support of the Colleges and academic excellence. Your gifts are deeply valued and important. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $500 challenge gift.

Rank	Prize	Academic Units	Donors
1	$500	College of Health & Human Services	30
2	$300	College of Arts & Letters	14
3	$200	College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies	4
4		College of Education	2
5		College of Engineering & Computer Science	1
6		College of Business	1
7		University Library	1
8		College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics	0
9		College of Continuing Education	0

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$5,000

Black Honors College Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support of our nation's first-ever Black Honors College! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $5,000 challenge gift!

20 / 20 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Scholarships Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 100 gifts to scholarships. Your support is vital to student success and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing us this $1,000 challenge gift!

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Faculty & Staff Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous Faculty and Staff donors for helping us reach our goal of 275 gifts from Faculty and Staff members! Your support for the programs and departments is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

275 / 275 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Student Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 150 gifts! Your support for students’ basic needs and the Programs of Excellence is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

150 / 150 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Dr. Lisa Hammersley NSM Student Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Dr. Lisa Hammersley for inspiring generosity with your $1,000 challenge gift!

40 / 40 Donors

Completed

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Dean Mary Maguire's HHS Leaderboard Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support the College of Health and Human Services! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Dean Mary Maguire for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

Rank	Prize	HHS Divisions & Departments	Donors
1	$1,000	School of Nursing	65
2		Department of Public Health	41
3		Communication Sciences and Disorders	33
4		Department of Physical Therapy	8
5		Division of Criminal Justice	8
6		Health Science	7
7		School of Social Work	4
8		Department of Kinesiology	4
9		Recreation, Parks and Tourism Admin	4

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$2,000

Cameron Law's Carlsen Center Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired Cameron Law to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

Dr. Bernice Bass de Martinez's President's Circle Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Dr. Bernice Bass de Martinez for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$5,000

Rose Leigh Vines Scholarship for Academic Excellence

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $5,000 for the Rose Leigh Vines Endowed Scholarship Fund. THANK YOU to Dr. Laurel Heffernan for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

Match

HHS Emergency Fund Matching Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to double their impact for HHS. THANK YOU to this anonymous donor for your generosity and support!

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

David Bugatto and the RCA Community Fund ASI Food Pantry Support Challenge

Thank you to our generous donors who helped us reach our goal of $2,500 to the ASI Food Pantry. Your gifts are valued and deeply appreciated. Thank you to David Bugatto and the RCA Community Fund for providing this $2,500 matching challenge!

$2,500 MATCHED

Completed

$3,000

Odin Construction's College of Engineering & Computer Science Scholarships Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the College of Engineering & Computer Science Scholarships. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired Odin Construction to donate the challenge gift of $3,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$4,000

John Baker's Construction Management Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of Construction Management. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired John Baker to donate the challenge gift of $4,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$5,000

Dr. Sue Holl's Mechanical Engineering Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of Mechanical Engineering. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired Dr. Sue Holl to donate the challenge gift of $5,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

Mary Serra's Civil Engineering Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of Civil Engineering. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired Mary Serra to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

Robert Pieretti and Kinzie Murphy's CSAD Support Challenge #3

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Robert Pieretti and Kinzie Murphy for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$2,500

The Shestek Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $2,500 for the Athletics. THANK YOU to Tim and Michelle Shestek for your generosity and support!

200 / 200 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Alumni Association Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 75 gifts! Your support for the Sacramento State Alumni Association is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

75 / 75 Donors

Completed

$1,000

College of Arts & Letters Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 75 gifts! Your support for the College of Arts & Letters is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

75 / 75 Donors

Completed

$1,000

College of Continuing Education Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 30 gifts! Your support for the College of Continuing Education is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

30 / 30 Donors

Completed

$1,000

College of Engineering & Computer Science Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the Engineering & Computer Science. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

University Library Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the University Library. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

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Sport Clubs Leaderboard Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support the Sport Clubs Program at Sac State! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $500 challenge gift!

Rank	Prize	Sport Clubs	Donors
1	$500	Esports Club	11
2		Baseball Club	3
3		Men’s Rugby Club	2
4		Women’s Volleyball Club	1
5		Bass Fishing Club	0
6		Cycling Club	0
7		Men’s Soccer Club	0
8		Men’s Volleyball Club	0
9		Rock Climbing Club	0
10		Rowing Club	0
11		Ski & Snowboard Team	0
12		Softball Club	0
13		Sport Club Council	0
14		Tennis Club	0
15		Women’s Rugby Club	0

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$1,000

Dr. Timothy Fong's Full Circle Project Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 10 gifts to the Full Circle Project! Your support for the Full Circle Project is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Dr. Timothy Fong for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Vince Sales' Full Circle Project Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 10 gifts to the Full Circle Project! Your support for the Full Circle Project is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Vince Sales for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Saori Choulos' Full Circle Project Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 10 gifts to the Full Circle Project! Your support for the Full Circle Project is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Saori Choulos for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

Event

Herky's Cash Cab

Thank you to everyone who hitched a ride on Herky's Cash Cab and answered questions to earn more funding for the programs at Sac State you love most. Your participation will be translated into gains for the Women's Resource Center, Dreamer Resource Center, Athletics' DEI fund, and Combat U Scholarships!

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$1,000

Lunch Power Hour for ASI Food Pantry

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support the ASI Food Pantry! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Although the challenge was not met, the University Foundation at Sacramento State has still committed to providing this generous $1,000 challenge gift!

Completed

$1,000

Hornet Family Milestones Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of Give Sac Sate Day and Sacramento State. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the full challenge gift of $1,750. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

Combat U Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the nation's first Combat U. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

Guardian Scholars Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support the Guardian Scholars Program! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$5,000

Academic Success & Educational Equity Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 50 gifts! Your support for the Academic Success & Educational Equity is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $5,000 challenge gift!

50 / 50 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Deidre Sessoms' College of Education Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Deidre Sessoms for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Paving the Way: New Art Building

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 10 gifts! Your support for the new art building is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Sheree & David Meyer for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$2,000

Dean Dianne Hyson's College of SSIS Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $2,000. THANK YOU to Dean Hyson for your generosity and support!

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

Success!

The Full Circle Challenges

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 60 gifts to the Full Circle Project! Your support for the Full Circle Project is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Tim Fong, May O. Lee, Vince Sales, Paolo Soriano, Saori Choulos, and API Rise for providing $6,000 in challenge gifts!

Completed

$1,000

Professor Rachel Clarke's Visiting Artist Program Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000 for the Visiting Artist Program. THANK YOU to Professor Rachel Clarke for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$5,000

John & Christine Allen's COB Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the College of Business. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired John & Christine Allen to donate the challenge gift of $5,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,500

Dr. Moylan's Community Engagement Center Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the Community Engagement Center. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired Dr. J. Ann Moylan to donate the challenge gift of $1,500. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$5,000

Aleck & Nancy Darr's First Responder Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Aleck and Nancy Darr for your generosity and support!

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Robert Pieretti and Kinzie Murphy's CSAD Support Challenge #1

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Robert Pieretti and Kinzie Murphy for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$5,000

Orin Bennett's College of Engineering & Computer Science Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support the College of Engineering & Computer Science! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Orin Bennett for providing this $5,000 challenge gift!

25 / 25 Donors

Completed

$2,500

Quick Quack Car Wash Senior Design Showcase Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the Senior Design Showcase. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired Quick Quack Car Wash to donate the challenge gift of 2,500. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

Robert Pieretti and Kinzie Murphy's CSAD Support Challenge #2

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Robert Pieretti and Kinzie Murphy for your generosity and support!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Louis Vismara CHPPR Advisory Board Challenge

THANK YOU to our inspiring donors who joined together to unlock this inspiring challenge gift of $1,000. THANK YOU to Louis Vismara for your generosity and support!

13 / 13 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity & Access Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 25 gifts! Your support for the Division of Inclusive Excellence is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

25 / 25 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Athletics Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal! Your support for the Sacramento State Athletics is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

300 / 300 Donors

Completed

$1,000

College of Business Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the College of Business. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

$1,000

College of Education Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 15 gifts! Your support for the College of Education is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

$1,000

College of Health & Human Services Support Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 150 gifts! Your support for the College of Health and Human Services is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

150 / 150 Donors

Completed

$1,000

College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies Support Challenge

Thank you for your generous support of the College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies. Although we were not able to meet our goal for number of gifts, your support inspired the University Foundation at Sacramento State to donate the challenge gift of $1,000. Your generosity has made a tremendous difference, and we thank you.

Completed

Event

Student Organizations Leaderboard Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support Student Organizations at Sac State! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $500 challenge gift!

Ended

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Greek Community Leaderboard Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping support Greek Life at Sac State! Your support is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to the University Foundation at Sacramento State for providing this $500 challenge gift!

Rank	Prize	Greek Organizations	Donors
1	$500	Sigma Kappa	3
2		Phi Sigma Sigma	1
3		Alpha Chi Omega	1
4		Phi Mu	1
5		Alpha Kappa Delta Phi	0
6		Alpha Phi	0
7		Alpha Psi Lambda	0
8		Chi Delta	0
9		Delta Gamma	0
10		Delta Lambda Phi	0
11		Epsilon Sigma Rho Multicultural Fraternity, Inc.	0
12		Gamma Phi Beta	0
13		Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc.	0
14		Kappa Delta Chi	0
15		Kappa Psi Epsilon Sorority, Inc.	0

Ended

$1,000

May O. Lee's Full Circle Project Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 10 gifts to the Full Circle Project! Your support for the Full Circle Project is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to May O. Lee for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

Paolo Soriano's Full Circle Project Challenge

THANK YOU to our generous donors for helping us reach our goal of 10 gifts to the Full Circle Project! Your support for the Full Circle Project is important and deeply appreciated. Thank you to Paolo Soriano for providing this $1,000 challenge gift!

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

$1,000

API Rise's Full Circle Challenge

10 / 10 Donors

Completed

Event

Ambassador Challenges

Thank you to our incredible Ambassadors who spread the word about Give Sac State Day and ensure its success to support students. The Office of Annual Giving will be reaching out to the winners to determine where the additional $500 gifts should be allocated to. Thank you for your time and support of Sacramento State!

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