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Thank you for going BIG for Whittier College students! #BigPoetGive

Duncan Smith '26 & Evan Josten '26 explain why you need to go BIG for the Big Poet Give

THANK YOU, POET FAMILY! You make the Big Poet Give possible. At Whittier College, we transform lives. Fostering an environment that provides students with a profound sense of connection, mentorship, and opportunity requires the collective support of everyone who identifies as a member of the Poet community. Your enthusiastic support of the Big Poet Give is a valuable investment in our students' success.

We are especially grateful to the generous donors who stepped forward to provide $108,500 in match challenges, our Big Poet Give Ambassadors, and to our student and staff volunteers.

Thank you all again for giving BIG!

FINAL RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024

ONE DAY • MARCH 27 was the 9^th annual BIG POET GIVE

ONE PURPOSE • This day of giving supports Whittier College students through the Whittier Now! initiative. Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund sustains the personalized liberal arts experience that is the hallmark of a Whittier College education.

Gifts must have been received by 11:59pm on March 27, 2024, to get counted.

WHITTIER NOW! FOR THE WHITTIER FUND

With your support of Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund—which invests in every area of the College for sustained growth—we are able to safeguard the services that are so essential to our student experience, including the faculty and staff who create it.

We launched the Whittier Now! initiative in December 2023 with a goal of $20 million over the next 5 years (through 2028). We have already observed the Poet community rallying around this initiative for our beloved institution, a college that continues to offer the unique liberal arts experience that has benefited countless young Poets.

BPG questions? Contact us at 562.907.4209 or bigpoetgive@whittier.edu

Turn the map Poet purple for #BigPoetGive

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International

Rank	State	Gifts
1	CA	333
2	WA	14
3	OR	10

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$15,000 PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE: Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund

CHALLENGE COMPLETED. THANK YOU. You helped secure $15,000 for the Whittier Now! initiative. Your support earned $15,000 from Interim President Dillon '73 and John Curry resulting in another $30,000 for students.

$15,000 MATCHED

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$20,000 STRETCH CHALLENGE: Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund

STRETCH CHALLENGE MET. WE ARE GRATEFUL. Your support helped secure an additional $20,000 for the Whittier Now! initiative. Your participation unlocked $20,000 from Richard “Dick” ’49 and Billie Deihl ’40 resulting in another $40,000 raised for students.

$20,000 MATCHED

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$50,000 Match Challenge: Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund

WE DID IT. CHALLENGE MET. THANK YOU. You helped us reach our goal of $50,000 raised for the Whittier Now! initiative. Your participation unlocked $50,000 from the Yao Yuan Sze Foundation resulting in a total of $100,000 raised for students. You came through in a HUGE way, and for this, we owe you the BIGGEST thanks!

$50,000 MATCHED

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$10,000 Match Challenge: Gifts from Current and Past Poet Parents

THANK YOU, POET PARENTS! Your gifts to the Big Poet Give earned $10,000 from Joe Beachboard '85 for a total of $20,000 raised for deserving Whittier College students.

$10,000 MATCHED

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$6,000 Match Challenge: Black Alumni Support Fund

CHALLENGE FUNDS SECURED. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Whittier College Black Alumni Association (WCBAA) Support Fund. Your support secured $6,000 from alums Harold Allen '84 and Stephanie Wiggins '92 for a total of $12,000 raised for the Support Fund.

$6,000 MATCHED

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$5,000 Match Challenge: Gifts from Faculty and Staff

THANK YOU, FACULTY AND STAFF, FOR COMING THROUGH IN A BIG WAY. Your above and beyond participation in this year's Big Poet Give earned $5,000 from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union for a total of $10,000 raised for Whittier College students.

$5,000 MATCHED

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$2,500 Match Challenge: Emergency Book Fund

Double your donation! Tony Boston '99 and '00, in support of the College's efforts to expand access and affordability, will match gifts earmarked for the Emergency Book Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500. The Emergency Book Fund is part of the Student Emergency Fund.

$1,968 MATCHED

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Whittier College Areas of Support

Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund Student Emergency Fund Black Alumni Association Support Fund Athletics Societies Additional Areas of Support

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