Every Friday the 13th, the Colgate community celebrates . . .
Colgate Day is a worldwide celebration that takes place every Friday the 13th. It’s a day to gather with Colgate friends and show your pride for alma mater, to wear maroon, and to show your love on social media. On Colgate Day we celebrate our Colgate spirit, and our connection with Colgate alumni spread all across the globe.
On Colgate Day, we issued a challenge that if 3,113 members of this community made a gift, a group of generous challengers would give $1.5 million in support of the Colgate Fund - specifically the Colgate Commitment, the University's initiative in access and affordability.
Thank you to the 3,691 members of this community who met the Colgate Day Challenge, making gifts totaling $1,968,628 in support of the Colgate Fund. When added to the $1.5 million unlocked by our challengers, a total of almost $3.5 million was raised. This is truly remarkable and is an important step forward in our continued fundraising efforts for the Colgate Commitment. While it is true that we have significantly more to raise in order to reach our ambitious financial aid goal - to see 50% of students eligible to receive aid - we took an important step forward on Colgate Day. Thank you.
