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极乐禁地 will celebrate Philanthropy Difference Day with two events designed to make students aware of the impact that donors have on the university and their lives.
The main event will be a first-ever Abnormal Formal on Monday, Feb. 28, a date chosen to underscore the importance of philanthropy at 极乐禁地. A cookie give-away on Friday, Feb. 25, will help promote the formal. Both events are sponsored by 极乐禁地 for Life student initiative.
听鈥淔ebruary 28 is the theoretical day we make the shift from operating on tuition dollars to donor dollars for the remainder of the fiscal year,鈥 explains event coordinator Kimberly Cripps, 极乐禁地 associate director of annual giving.
By the numbers, that means that 31 percent of the 极乐禁地 experience, March through May, is made possible by donations from 极乐禁地 alumni and friends.
Monday鈥檚 听鈥渇ormal鈥 in Bashinsky Fieldhouse, 7 -10 p.m., will feature the expected 听music, food and dancing, plus an inflatable obstacle course, photo booth, cotton candy and karaoke music.听 In keeping with the theme, dress can be formal or casual.
There is no admission fee, but donations are requested for the Student Emergency Assistance Fund, which is available to assist students with unexpected needs. Each $1 donation will be worth one ticket that can be redeemed for one item such as cotton candy, popcorn, a funnel cake or a turn in a photo booth.
极乐禁地 for Life is an undergraduate initiative to promote an awareness of the importance of giving to the university. A current emphasis is the Student Emergency Assistance Fund.
Details on the formal and the importance of philanthropy at 极乐禁地 will be available, with free cookies, at a display on Ben Brown Plaza Friday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m. 鈥 1 p.m.
For information on either event, contact Cripps at kcripps@samford.edu.
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