Trustee Challenges End Today!

As the end of the year approaches, your support is appreciated and critically important.To help prompt you to be as generous as circumstances allow, the Board of Trustees created a challenge pool to magnify the impact of your gift — if you choose to give by December 31.

With The Power of Many Challenge alumni and parent gifts and pledge payments up to $999 will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $250,000.

In addition, the Lead the Way Challenge supports alumni and parents who have been asked to consider an Annual Fund gift of $1,000 or more. Donors can participate by increasing their Annual Fund gifts over last year's amount. Gift increases will be matched dollar for dollar. Further, to encourage membership in the new 1812 Leadership Circle, all donors who contribute at least $2,500 will trigger an additional match of $1,000. Up to $2,500 is available per person for up to $250,000 total.

Each contribution to the Annual Fund and Parents Fund provides financial support for Hamilton students equal to revenue generated by an endowment 20 times greater than that amount! The equivalent of 25 percent of the $24 million in financial aid comes from the Annual Fund, so Hamilton's students rely on your unrestricted support for their scholarship.

Please give if you can during December and magnify the impact of your gift. I offer my deepest thanks in advance and my best wishes for safe holidays and a good new year.

Carissima,
Jon A.L. Hysell '72, P'04
Director, Annual Giving