April 2nd and 3rd marked our latest ADAY4U campaign, in which over 900,000 dollars were raised for various Union athletic programs. With donations from 46 states, 3,269 donors graciously gave to these teams, marking a 10 percent increase in total participation from the previous year. The football team garnered the most donations and led the way concerning the total money raised, with 283 and $131,388, respectively. Close behind was the Men’s Hockey team, with 113 donors and almost $119,000 raised, a whopping average of over $1,000 per donation. The top five total donations were swimming, diving, and women’s and men’s hockey.
The football team garnered the most donations and total money raised, with 283 and $131,388, respectively. Close behind was the Men’s Hockey team, with 113 donors and almost $119,000, a whopping average of over $1,000 per donation. The top five total donations were swimming, diving, and women’s and men’s hockey.
Significant contributions were also given to the Women’s Athletic Fund, where 43 donors contributed $54,734 towards advancing women’s programs at Union. A special thank you goes out to Don Lehmann ‘66, for matching and doubling all donations to the Women’s Athletic Fund. Other notable matches to the general athletics fund include $50,000 donations from Brad Karp ‘81 and Roberta Karp, Arthur Holden ‘77 and Betsy Holden. Mort Silver ‘55 also contributed $50,000 to the Garnet Blades fund, representing the Men’s Hockey team.
Union’s active campus population pitched in on the party, with 162 staff members amassing $18,869 and 398 students totaling almost $7,500. Active parents also heavily contributed, with 892 parents raising $217,994.
This year, women’s sports earned a total of $128,938, with hockey ($46,112) being the highest-earning sport ($128,938). Behind them, Field Hockey earned $25,818, and Lacrosse earned $17,923. In terms of donors, Lacrosse had an outstanding 201 donors. Field Hockey garnered 157 donors, and Women’s Hockey trailed closely behind with 147. Soccer had 135, Basketball 100, Volleyball 92, Golf 33, and Softball 17.
