Perks are hitting mailboxes this week!

Thanks to you, we raised more than $162,000 -- all for student scholarships through the Hope Fund on Scholarship Day of Giving. The number of gifts and the total raised both exceeded last year's day of giving. On behalf of the Hope College community, and especially our students, thank you for your generosity! Your support brings Hope’s mission to life for countless accomplished students, making a Hope education accessible for many who might otherwise deem it impossible.

There's just one hour left for Scholarship Day of Giving! We are now at 820 gifts and have added the first $24,000 to the total for the $200 per gift final challenge. This continues until midnight. Thank you to all that have made this an amazing day and continue to make a difference in the lives of Hope College students.

Scholarship Day of Giving is now over 700 gifts!

Help us reach the finish line of 1,000 gifts. Another generous group of challenge donors will add $200 to every gift made online from now until midnight. (Minimum donation amount is $1.)  How can you help? 1) If you haven't already, make a gift at hope.edu/give2hope. 2) Spread the word on social media and email using #give2hope.

Scholarship Day of Giving is now over halfway to our overall goal. We were close to our goal of 500 donors by 5 pm, but came up just short. Help us reach the next goal of 700 gifts and an additional $25,000 will be unlocked and added to today's total thanks to another generous group of challenge donors. 

How can you help? 1) If you haven't already, make a gift at hope.edu/give2hope. 2) Spread the word on social media and email using #give2hope.

To make your gift by phone, please call 616.395.6006. The students will be in the Outreach Center until 10 p.m. EDT.

Looking for a quick and easy way to help? Forward this update to a group of friends!

We are in DeWitt and will be here until 5 to promote Scholarship Day of Giving. These students are rockstars and will answer all of your questions. Great giveaways continue including stickers and snacks!

Thank you for your help in getting us to 500 gifts by 5 pm!

#give2hope

hope.edu/give2hope

The phones will be open until 10 pm at 616.395.6006.

We reached 250 gifts today! $10,000 will be added to our total thanks to a group of generous donors.

Our next challenge is now unlocked. When we reach 500 gifts, $15,000 will be added to our total!

Thank you for spreading the word about Scholarship Day of Giving using #give2hope on your social media channels.

Today's the day many on Hope’s campus hit the refresh button for hope.edu/give2hope with a strong sense of gratitude. Each new commitment to support Hope students represents a unique donor story, while simultaneously launching new Hope stories for students receiving scholarships.

We are excited to introduce you to the 125th Scholarship Day of Giving donor. CJ Ditzenberger's Hope story began when her daughter, Grace, was looking for a small Christian liberal arts college with a strong exercise science and volleyball program. Grace is now a sophomore that makes the trip each semester from her home in Centennial, Colorado to study on a pre-med track at Hope College. CJ visits as a Hope parent a few times each year and was motivated to be part of a community of donors on this special day. 

"Hope College has provided Grace with amazing research opportunities and great professors. It’s been everything we imagined it would be." -CJ Ditzenberger

Thank you CJ and all who have contributed to the success of this day so far. We are now at 181 gifts (10:57 AM EDT) toward out goal of 1,000 before midnight. We can do it! To encourage us, a group of generous donors has offered a $10,000 challenge that will be unlocked when we reach 250 gifts. Help us reach our goal by making a gift and spreading the word!

#give2hope

It's finally here! Scholarship Day of Giving starts at midnight. Our goal is 1,000 gifts in 24 hours. You can help by making a gift and sharing on your social media platforms using #give2hope.

A group of generous donors has offered a $10,000 challenge that will be unlocked when we reach 250 gifts. Help us reach our goal!

Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.

If you're near campus, stop by DeWitt for prizes, games, coloring pages, snacks and more! Dutch will be there from 11:00 am until noon.