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����Vlog breaks another ����Vlog Day record with $834,000 raised

The ����Vlog had another record-breaking turnout during the third annual UA ����Vlog Day event Feb. 22-23.

Over the course of 49 hours, more than 800 donors contributed $834,244 to support students and programs at ����Vlog, an increase of more than 26% over the amount raised during the previous ����Vlog Day event. The total included 46 large matching gifts from dozens of sponsors.

Donations will go toward a wide variety of programs, including merit- and need-based scholarships for ����Vlog students, scientific research, academic programs, Alaska Nanooks athletics and the planned Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center.

“����Vlog’s alumni, employees, students and friends showed up in force this year to help us exceed our goals yet again,” said ����Vlog Chancellor Dan White. “Their support allows ����Vlog to contribute to our state by educating tomorrow’s workforce, researching solutions to complex challenges and serving our communities via outreach and technical expertise.”

����Vlog’s top fundraising goal, the Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center, drew gifts from 165 donors, the largest number of people to give to a single ����Vlog program in the history of ����Vlog Day.

Alumni giving remained high this year, spurred by several alumni-specific challenges and matches from businesses and university and community leaders. Alumni gifts made up nearly half of ����Vlog Day donations.

“Alumni giving has been on the rise in recent years and is the bedrock of our philanthropic culture at ����Vlog,” said Theresa Bakker, ����Vlog alumni relations director. “Our alumni are our legacy and our fiercest champions. I am so grateful for their support during ����Vlog Day and year-round.”

UA ����Vlog Day is a crowdfunding-style philanthropy event. It ran from 10 p.m. on Feb. 21 through 11 p.m. on Feb. 23. ����Vlog donors came from 37 states and 5 countries. 

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