{"id":7134,"date":"2024-09-03T15:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7134"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:06:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:06:33","slug":"day-of-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/day-of-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-30-at-3.12.19-PM-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-30-at-3.12.19-PM-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-30-at-3.12.19-PM-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-30-at-3.12.19-PM-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-08-30-at-3.12.19-PM.png 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day of Giving Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Day-of-Giving-UTRGV.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">UTRGV hosted its Day of Giving on Aug. 27, a 24-hour<a> <\/a>virtual fundraiser to provide financial support for Vaqueros.\u00a0 Their goal was to reach $100,000 and they successfully surpassed their goal by obtaining $270,030. The money that is raised will help UTRGV students, providing them with new opportunities, such as scholarships and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fundraiser will help students succeed in their academics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly Nassour, executive vice president for Institutional Advancement, also contributed to the event. She explained the progress the event has had in the past years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s been growing every year, thanks to all of the momentum and all of the success that the university has, \u201d Nassour said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nassour also gave a close look about how the event helps student organizations at UTRGV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>\u201cMoney came in for scholarships, for the emergency funds, for marching bands, for different colleges, for athletics,\u201d she said. \u201cYou name it. The money came in for it and it all benefits the students.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gordon Thomas Jr., assistant athletic director for annual fund, explained how athletics utilizes the funds raised from the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt helps with different resources that we can grab, so travel, nutrition, helping pay for the scholarships and things like that,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cEverything that is donated today, specifically to athletics, goes straight to our student athletes. Whether it\u2019s sports specific or whether it\u2019s overall just things that the athletic department can use to enhance your experience here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas described his job in athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>\u201cOur goal here is to support student athletes,\u201d he said. \u201cWe make sure that\u00a0 they have the resources they need to graduate and win championships out here at UTRGV. So, Day of Giving gives us a great opportunity to just kinda rally all of our support in one shot in one single day to make that happen.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas encourages people to donate money to help the Athletics Department, the School of Medicine, Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship and other university programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas was among those who donated to the university through its website. He said the best way to support UTRGV is through recurring payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mariana Ybarra, a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore, wants UTRGV to have more events that can help students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI hope we have more events like this and I hope that the outcome is successful for the students,\u201d Ybarra said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Asia Divino, a 19-year-old marketing senior, said the Day of Giving not only benefits the students but also the donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThe overall idea of the Day of Giving is something that can be extremely beneficial for students, especially in the idea that they\u2019d be providing a lot of benefits for students, which includes scholarships, which allows receiving more education, which is very, very helpful,\u201d Divino said. \u201cSuccess in every aspect for both the giver and the receiver.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a contribution, visit donate.utrgv.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Celeste Cruz for Vaquero Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTRGV hosted its Day of Giving on Aug. 27, a 24-hour virtual fundraiser to provide financial support for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":7135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[569,13,16],"tags":[606,674,565,68,41,675,193,44,676,330,263,26,128],"class_list":["post-7134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic","category-brownsville","category-edinburg","tag-606","tag-day-of-giving","tag-donate","tag-edinburg","tag-fall","tag-fundraiser","tag-money","tag-news","tag-rio-grande","tag-rio-grande-valley","tag-student","tag-utrgv","tag-vaqueros"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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