April 16, 2009

MEDIA CONTACTS: David Anderson
202-994-2612; dma730@gwmail.gwu.edu
Matt Lindsay
202-994-0487; mlindsay@gwu.edu

GW SENIORS GIVE BACK IN RECORD NUMBERS
APRIL 22, 2009

Students to Present University Trustee Nelson Carbonell with 2009 Senior Class Gift

EVENT:  

Members of the Senior Class Gift Committee will present Nelson Carbonell, B.S. '85, vice chairman of the Board of Trustees and chairman of the board's advancement committee, with a check from this year's graduating class for the 2009 Senior Class Gift Campaign.

Laurie Lowe, B.A. '92, M.T.A. '96, co-chair of GW's Luther Rice Society, will be honored for her participation in providing a dollar-for-dollar match for the Senior Class Gift campaign.

Members of the Senior Class Gift Committee will be recognized for their fund-raising efforts, and the total amount of money raised to date will be announced at the event.

WHEN:  

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Reception: 5 - 5:30pm; presentation: 5:30 - 6:25pm

WHERE: 

Renaissance M Street Hotel
The Monticello Room
1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)

RSVP:  

Media are welcome and should RSVP to David Anderson at 202-994-2612 or dma730@gwmail.gwu.edu or Matt Lindsay at 202-994-0487 or mlindsay@gwu.edu.

BACKGROUND:

The tradition of a Senior Class Gift began in the 1990s to provide graduating students the opportunity to make a lasting impression on the GW community. The Class of 2004 was the first to establish an endowment fund through the Gelman Library Book Fund. Recent classes established such endowments as the Campus Green Fund (2007) and the Spirit Fund (2008). This year, the campaign took a new approach with the introduction of gift designation and an alumni dollar-to-dollar match of senior donations. Gifts this year have supported a variety of campus initiatives, such as student aid, academic programs, student organizations and athletics. The matching funds will support a textbook scholarship and plaque in honor of the late Eddie Bieber, affectionately known as "Old Man Schenley."
 
The Senior Class Gift is a student initiative comprised of the Senior Class Gift coordinator and a committee of dedicated students, which oversees fundraising, publicity and events.  The campaign, thus far, has raised more than $50,000, including student gifts, the alumni match and other fundraising efforts. An exact dollar amount will be announced at the event. More than 25 percent of this year's senior class has supported the class gift. 

For more information on the Senior Class Gift, visit http://seniorclass.gwu.edu or call 202-994-2612.
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