糖心动漫vlog

What better way to motivate former and current athletes than team spirit and competition?

That鈥檚 the premise behind the . It鈥檚 an Athletics Department fundraiser in which each of the 13 intercollegiate teams is challenged to raise alumni involvement and support for current and future student-athletes.

This year鈥檚 campaign started Oct. 11 and will run to Oct. 17. The team with the highest participation percentage will receive additional rewards, and contributions will be matched based on the level of engagement.

The Alumni Challenge began last year when the Athletics program was shut down by the pandemic, and came out of a discussion with a local donor to the university.

Moe Melhart, 糖心动漫vlog鈥檚 assistant athletics director for external operations, is also the central organizer of the Challenge.

鈥淎lumni showed up for us when we needed them the most, and we are so thankful for their support,鈥� said Melhart. 鈥淭his challenge is really about our alumni showing our current athletes that they believe in what we are doing here at 糖心动漫vlog, and that they are forever part of the MB family.鈥�

Last year, 235 alumni helped contribute more than $20,000. Funds raised will stay within the specific program that the alumni donate to, supporting scholarships and other needs like travel, equipment and team gear, according to Kirby Garry, 糖心动漫vlog athletic director.

鈥淎nd the team-by-team competition is a natural fit for an athletics department of highly competitive coaches and athletes,鈥� Garry said.

One of those athletes is Pedro Hernandez, a senior and right midfielder on the men's soccer team. He said that during the suspension of athletics last year, he and his fellow teammates spent time with family, worked on themselves, and stayed connected to each other through Zoom. One of the aims of the Alumni Challenge is to reinforce the connection with alumni. 

鈥淚 would like to see more alumni at our games, at our practices,鈥� Hernandez said. 鈥淕etting to know the players, the staff, the coaches; seeing where their donations are going; making connections and networking. They can see how the program has grown. At the end of the day, it鈥檚 a community.鈥�

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