1.
December
11,
2014
Dear
«FIRST_NAME»,
This
April
28st-­‐
May
2nd,
MSU
Moorhead
Alumni
Foundation
will
be
hosting
the
first
Dragon
Week
of
Thanks.
We
want
you,
as
a
current
student,
to
know
just
how
much
donors
impact
your
education
and
help
us
thank
them
for
their
generosity.
Did
you
know
that
gifts
to
the
MSUM
Alumni
Foundation
provide
not
just
scholarships,
but
also
fund
awards
to
students,
academic
competitions,
travel
to
conferences,
faculty
development,
and
student
research?
As
a
2013-­‐14
Alumni
Foundation
scholarship
recipient,
you
are
a
symbol
of
how
donors
support
students
during
their
time
at
MSUM.
Please
help
us
in
spreading
the
message
and
thanking
donors
during
the
Dragon
Week
of
Thanks
(April
28st-­‐
May
2nd):
1. Put the enclosed bag tag on your backpack and wear it with pride! Show your fellow
students how donations to MSUM have affected your life in a positive way.
2. Sign a thank you postcard at any or all of 4 locations (MSUM Bookstore, Athletics
Office NZ 106, Wellness Center, or The Rock in the basement of the CMU). These will
then be mailed to donors to the Alumni Foundation.
3. Record a thank- you-message or sign the thank-you-banner on Wednesday, April 30th
.
We will be out on the Campus Mall, weather permitting. (Alternate location:
MacLean/Flora Frick corner).
Please
help
us
spread
the
word
about
the
Dragon
Week
of
Thanks.
Let’s
show
donors
how
much
they
mean
to
our
University
and
our
education!
Sincerely,
Rebekah
Ronningen
Anna
Miller
Honors
Apprentice
Director
of
Annual
Giving

2.
Fact
Sheet
• Last
year,
the
Alumni
Foundation
provided
$598,240
in
scholarships
and
$323,190
in
academic
program
support.
That’s
almost
$1
million
to
help
MSUM
students!
• This
year,
526
MSUM
students
received
an
academic
or
athletic
scholarship
that
was
funded
by
donations.
• Donations
to
the
Alumni
Foundation
fund
student
research,
guest
speakers,
student
attendance
at
conferences,
equipment
purchases,
academic
competitions,
scholarships,
and
much
more.
• Last
year
(2012-­‐13),
165
corporations,
businesses,
and
organizations
supported
MSUM
with
gifts
totaling
$635,084.
• Last
year
(2012-­‐13),
3,319
alumni
made
a
gift
to
the
MSUM
Alumni
Foundation.
• Over
the
last
16
years,
more
than
10,000
MSUM
students
have
received
scholarships
funded
by
donors.
• The
Alumni
Foundation
had
an
endowment
of
almost
$13
million,
as
of
June
30,
2013.
• So
far
this
fiscal
year,
the
Alumni
Foundation
has
received
more
than
$2
million
in
new
gifts
and
pledges.
• Gifts
to
the
Psychology
Department
funded
28
students
attending
the
National
Association
of
School
Psychologists
(NASP)
and
Minnesota
Association
of
School
Psychologists
(MSPA)
conferences
in
2013.
• Donations
have
supported
the
Capstone
presentations
for
Construction
Management
students.
• Donors
support
students
in
the
Biosciences
Department
who
present
research
at
national
conferences.
• More
than
$200,000
has
been
donated
to
support
the
Straw
Hat
Players.