CANR Spartans make an impact on Giving Tuesday
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EmailThe CANR community had a successful Giving Tuesday raising funds for various projects and programs representing the college, AgBioResearch and MSU Extension.
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) community joined together on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, for another successful Giving Tuesday campaign, raising more than $10,000 for various projects and programs representing the college, AgBioResearch and MSU Extension. Thank you to all who participated and helped to promote Giving Tuesday!
On Giving Tuesday, the college featured a CrowdPower project in support of the CANR Whole Student Success Fund, which raised nearly $7,000 from 51 gifts, far exceeding the project’s $5,000 fundraising goal. These gifts will directly benefit CANR students experiencing critical, time-sensitive needs, such as food and housing insecurity, as well as supporting students struggling with the cost of textbooks, health and wellness resources, supplies or other technological needs.
“The generosity of the CANR community is extraordinary. On behalf of myself and my colleagues, thank you to all those who came together on Giving Tuesday, and throughout the year, to support CANR students. Your impact makes a profound difference and provides the resources we need to directly empower student success.” - Dorcia B. Chaison, PH.D., Assistant Dean, Academic Advising and Student Success, CANR Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Our 4-H community also came together on Giving Tuesday by supporting county 4-H endowments and other 4-H funds. Collectively, the Michigan 4-H Foundation raised $9,145 from 52 donors on Giving Tuesday, with nearly $8,400 of that total going to county 4-H endowments and programs. These gifts help grow and support our youngest Spartans – 4-H members – providing 4-H opportunities for youth both today and well into the future.
Thanks to a generous matching 4-H donor, the top three counties that raised the most funds on Giving Tuesday received bonus funds. Those counties included:
1st - Dickinson County ($500)
2nd - Wayne County ($300)
3rd - Calhoun County ($200)
Together, gifts to these projects, as well as donations to funds from other CANR departments and units, empower the success of our current students, faculty and staff while building a stronger college for generations of Spartans to come. As we celebrate the season of giving and gratitude, thank you for all you do to support our students, the college and Michigan State University.
Learn more about how to support CANR Whole Student Success Fund here.
Learn more about how to support 4-H County Endowments here.
See the other MSU Giving Tuesday Projects here.
