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Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:47 pm
by wncapp78
This post could have been in any number of categories, but the message is the same. If we as a university expect to compete with the best academically and athletically, we have to move the needle more than we’re moving it. I know most everyone who reads this board knows this, but it still sobering to see where we have to get. The road is long but we will get there! Go Apps!
“(Va Tech) university received a record $181.9 million in new gifts last year, thanks to the generosity of more than 30,000 Hokies. Thank you, Hokie Nation”.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:06 pm
by Rekdiver
Until one large Corporation or Endowment makes App the benefactor of large gifts and others take notice we are stuck in gift purgatory.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:29 pm
by DaphneUrquhart
Until we break the "our alumni are underpaid teachers" chorus, we'll continue to lag behind our peers. We've got a stellar product on the mountain. We all need to be supporting App with our wallets as well as our mouths. Every dollar counts.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:33 pm
by Appstate88
Please, please join Yosef club and contribute. We can dominate if we just give. Let’s make it happen fellow App Nation members. We all love App. #makeanimpact
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:40 pm
by wncapp78
Many small steps can have great impact. We all put our family and faith first, but if folks would leave a small place in their Will for App, what a great cumulative difference we could make for the future.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:47 pm
by Stonewall
I’ve been fighting this battle for decades with college friends that actually support other colleges , and athletic programs.Really chaps my hide . I do see the tide turning , but we have a long way to go.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:42 pm
by Apptiger
Stonewall wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:47 pm
I’ve been fighting this battle for decades with college friends that actually support other colleges , and athletic programs.Really chaps my hide . I do see the tide turning , but we have a long way to go.
Yep, can't tell you how many I went to school with have season tickets at State, Duke, UNC- Cheat, Clemson and others. Most seem to get to Boone every few years for a game but they generally go to games closer to where they live.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:01 pm
by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09
If you are an App State Alumn and you donate to other schools while giving NOTHING to App...well, you can eat a d***.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:32 am
by Goapps15
That is the battle App has been fighting for years. It also helps now that App is not just a fall back plan. I’m hoping that alone will change the attitude towards giving back to the university.
As little as $5 or $10 a month adds up. That’s a cup of coffee and a sub each month.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:39 am
by beav910
Apptiger wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:42 pm
Stonewall wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:47 pm
I’ve been fighting this battle for decades with college friends that actually support other colleges , and athletic programs.Really chaps my hide . I do see the tide turning , but we have a long way to go.
Yep, can't tell you how many I went to school with have season tickets at State, Duke, UNC- Cheat, Clemson and others. Most seem to get to Boone every few years for a game but they generally go to games closer to where they live.
That’s just sad.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:21 am
by Rekdiver
You have to expand the giving base beyond your alumni...
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:17 am
by 97grad
Appstate88 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:33 pm
Please, please join Yosef club and contribute. We can dominate if we just give. Let’s make it happen fellow App Nation members. We all love App. #makeanimpact
YC club is great and all (and yes I'm a member), but this is the general forum, and we're talking about App generally. Give to the Appalachian fund.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:34 am
by DaphneUrquhart
97grad wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:17 am
Appstate88 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:33 pm
Please, please join Yosef club and contribute. We can dominate if we just give. Let’s make it happen fellow App Nation members. We all love App. #makeanimpact
YC club is great and all (and yes I'm a member), but this is the general forum, and we're talking about App generally. Give to the Appalachian fund.
There are more areas of need than one can count. The Appalachian Fund is the best single gift in that those donations are unrestricted and can be applied where they're needed most. The university as a whole needs scholarship dollars to be able to attract the best and the brightest as well as to fund scholarships for qualified students whose family income is below the poverty line. Whether it's Yosef, the Appalachian Fund, one of the specific college's / dean's funds, or the food pantry for students with food insecurity, your donations are critically needed and much appreciated.
Give now.
Re: Private support of App—This is where we must go
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:53 pm
by NewApp
wncapp78 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:40 pm
Many small steps can have great impact. We all put our family and faith first, but if folks would leave a small place in their Will for App, what a great cumulative difference we could make for the future.
Already have. Too, we need to recruit thousands more fans who aren't App grads. Anyone ever notice how many huge benefactors of large universities never attended same?