Undeterred by the pandemic that forced the University’s day of giving to go completely online this spring, Dragons came together in impressive numbers on June 24 to support student success at the University.
Altogether, Drexel’s “24 Hours of Impact” event raised $885,864 from 4,035 Dragons throughout the day’s events, which included themed, virtual scavenger hunts, videos and social media.
This year, Institutional Advancement encouraged donations to the Student Emergency Fund and Operation Graduation, two funds that provide emergency aid to students experiencing unexpected financial crisis. In the midst of COVID-19, the funds helped students get home during the spring campus closure, gain access to virtual learning resources, and address other unexpected situations that could have jeopardized their education.
“The call to action was truly to help drive student success, and Dragons really stepped up,” says Ivy Lane, executive director of The Drexel Fund.
Though the day looked different, one thing was consistent: Donors affiliated with the Drexel Athletics Department once again made up the majority of the individual gifts, with Drexel’s wrestling team securing the most total gifts for the fifth year in a row, followed by men’s soccer, club ice hockey and women’s lacrosse.
$885,864
$4,035