Friday, September 30, 2016

Nota Bene: "We Will" Campaign for Faculty and Staff

September 30, 2016
 
Today, Friday, September 30, marks our first MARLIN SPIRIT DAY of the year. We will celebrate Marlin Spirit Day on the last Friday of every month, and I hope you will join me in sporting your favorite Virginia Wesleyan gear. Don’t forget to snap and share a photo using #marlinspiritday.
 
There’s another very important way to show your Marlin Spirit—supporting the annual faculty and staff funding campaign.
 
Monday, October 3, will mark the kick-off of the WE WILL Campaign on campus—an opportunity for faculty and staff to contribute financially by making gifts. As an institution, we are striving to meet goals in academics, enrollment, fundraising, student life, and finance/administration. Every member of the faculty and staff is invaluable to achieving these goals, and I am grateful to every one of you for the efforts you put forth daily.
 
Cultivating a culture of philanthropy on campus is also critical to achieving these institutional goals. As a private, liberal arts college, we rely heavily on the support of alumni, parents, friends, and the community, but the philanthropy of others begins with our own institutional culture. Let’s make a pledge together that WE WILL demonstrate to our students, alumni, parents, friends, and colleagues that ours is a culture of philanthropy, generosity, and collegiality.
 
By making a gift or pledge to the WE WILL Campaign, you pledge to teach by example, to give to what moves you, and ultimately, to cultivate a culture of philanthropy at Virginia Wesleyan College. Faculty and staff alike are encouraged to give to whatever cause on campus is meaningful to them. While The Excellence Fund is always a VWC priority, gifts to endowments, capital projects, or other fundable areas of campus are very much needed and equally appreciated.
 
Please be on the lookout for weekly emails from Kristin Williams, Coordinator of Annual Giving, with information about how to simply and quickly make a gift or pledge to the WE WILL Campaign.  You may also visit www.vwc.edu/giveonline to make your gift today.
 
Thank you for joining me in making a gift to the WE WILL Campaign. Together, WE WILL cultivate a culture of philanthropy on campus and teach students the importance of giving by our own example.