{"id":83206,"date":"2019-03-21T14:10:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T19:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=83206"},"modified":"2019-03-21T15:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T20:00:16","slug":"spring-for-success-online-giving-day-meets-and-surpasses-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2019\/03\/spring-for-success-online-giving-day-meets-and-surpasses-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring for Success Online Giving Day Meets and Surpasses Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers don\u2019t lie. Delta State University\u2019s inaugural Spring for Success Online Giving Day was a resounding success, thanks to more than 100 generous donors.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>All three microgrant projects met the fundraising goal of $2,500 apiece. In fact, all three topped the goal. Most people\u2014alumni, faculty, staff, students, community members\u2014gave on online giving day on March 20, 2019; some also gave in the days leading up to the event. Several people gave to all three good causes.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the final giving totals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$3,125 to replace the <strong>Statesman mascot suit<\/strong> (125 percent of the goal)<\/li>\n<li>$2,690 to replace equipment for a <strong>Virtual Dementia Tour\u00ae<\/strong> offered by the Social Work Department (108 percent of the goal)<\/li>\n<li>$2,555 to replace the <strong>bulletproof vests<\/strong> for the university\u2019s police officers (102 percent of the goal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional money raised beyond the $2,500 for each project will go to the General Scholarship Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Delta State\u2019s Foundation is matching up to $2,500 raised for each project. Plus, the team that raised the most money receives an additional $1,000 for its project.<\/p>\n<p>That means Athletics has $6,000 to replace the Statesman mascot suit.<\/p>\n<p>The Social Work Department has $5,000 to replace equipment for a Virtual Dementia Tour\u00ae and DSU\u2019s Police Department has $5,000 to replace bulletproof vests for 10 law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for joining in on one\u2014or more than one\u2014of these efforts that help make Delta State stand out!<\/p>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/spring-for-success\/\">videos<\/a> about each microgrant project and our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/spring-for-success\/\">\u00a0fundraising tote board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hyperlink for both is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/spring-for-success\/\">https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/spring-for-success\/<\/a>. Each video is also included below; click on the image to view it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TRJz9xpZzzM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83167 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/mascot-pic_resized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/mascot-pic_resized.png 500w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/mascot-pic_resized-214x120.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-8I3l8igbCs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Dementia-resized-765x430.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-8I3l8igbCs\" width=\"503\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Dementia-resized-765x430.png 765w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Dementia-resized-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Dementia-resized.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Dementia-resized-214x120.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vLnLW9hpm7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Police-resized-765x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Police-resized-765x430.png 765w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Police-resized-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Police-resized.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Police-resized-214x120.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers don\u2019t lie. 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