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Events

Here is where you can see all of the match challenges to help Whittier College earn extra funds for this year's Big Poet Give

Past Events

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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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$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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$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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$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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$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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$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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$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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