{"id":268570,"date":"2018-01-24T06:06:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=268570"},"modified":"2018-01-24T06:06:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:06:55","slug":"uog-g-giving-campaign-raises-20k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-g-giving-campaign-raises-20k\/","title":{"rendered":"UOG \u2018G is for Giving\u2019 campaign raises over $20K"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-268570 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-g-giving-campaign-raises-20k\/g-pix1\/'>G-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-268571'>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Guam\u2019s Giving Tuesday Team. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-g-giving-campaign-raises-20k\/g-pix2\/'>G-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-268572'>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Guam students later set up donation collection tables on Giving Tuesday. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-g-giving-campaign-raises-20k\/g-pix3\/'>G-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-268573'>\n\t\t\t\tRetired professors made up 30.3 percent of the \u201cG is for Giving\u201d total amount raised. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>MANGILAO, Guam\u2014The University of Guam community, in cooperation with the University of Guam Endowment Foundation, raised over $20,000 during its inaugural \u201cG is for Giving\u201d Campaign\u2014an annual drive for scholarships for the students of the University of Guam.<\/p>\n<p>This monthlong campaign, which kicked off on Nov. 28, 2017, and lasted until Dec. 31, 2017, involved students, faculty, retired faculty, alumni, and community members from Guam and the U.S. mainland to raise money for each of the University of Guam\u2019s five college units and the UOG Athletics Program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSi yu&#8217;os ma&#8217;\u00e5se&#8217; to all those who generously gave to the UOG\u2019s \u2018G is for Giving\u2019 annual giving campaign,\u201d said university president Robert A. Underwood. \u201cWe look forward to even more success in the coming years as we build a stronger university and stronger community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gifts ranged from $2 to $2,500. The largest individual donor was a retired professor living in the state of Washington. In fact, retired professors made up 30.3 percent of the \u201cG is for Giving\u201d total amount raised, which will be used to increase a scholarship fund they established in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The college unit to raise the most money was the School of Business and Public Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we could get our students closer to completing their studies by helping in this way, we contribute to a public good that our island and region could benefit from,\u201d said SBPA dean Annette Taijeron Santos. \u201cOur students are our future. We are so fortunate to have a vibrant and caring community at SBPA with strong connections to our business and government stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The School of Business and Public Administration is housed in the Jesus and Maria Eugenia Leon Guerrero Building, a building donated by the founders of the Bank of Guam and a continued supporter of University of Guam.<\/p>\n<p>For the G is for Giving campaign, the Bank of Guam marketing team conducted a training workshop attended by students who later set up donation collection tables on Giving Tuesday. From Giving Tuesday until Dec. 31, donations were collected on the UOG Endowment Foundation website, www.supportuog.org, through the mail and in person, using \u201cUOG Green\u201d envelopes specifically ordered for the month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community came together to make this\u2026scholarship fundraising a success. We thank all of those who donated. As our student body grows, efforts like these become more and more critical to keep higher education on Guam growing along with it,\u201d said Melanie Mendiola, executive director of the University of Guam Endowment Foundation.\u2028The University of Guam Endowment Foundation is non-profit organization that has been supporting the work of the University of Guam through fundraising and community engagement since 1988. The foundation is currently under the leadership of executive director Melanie Mendiola.<\/p>\n<p>To make a donation, log on to www.supportuog.org. For more information, contact 671.735.2957 or email info@uogendowment.org. 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