Emory Day of Giving 2025
Emory Eye Center
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Active Events
Emory Affiliation Most Donors Leaderboard
The success of Day of Giving depends on the whole Emory community. Whether you are an alum, student, faculty, staff, parent, or friend, your participation matters! This leaderboard show the number of donors by affiliation type.
| Rank | Answer | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alumnus/a | 1,522 |
| 2 | Student | 1,078 |
| 3 | Faculty/Staff or Retiree | 733 |
| 4 | Friend/Family Member | 591 |
| 5 | Parent | 561 |
| 6 | Patient | 42 |
Past Events
Digital Scavenger Hunt: Swoop, There It Is! Complete
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Digital Scavenger Hunt: Swoop, There It Is!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first ever Emory Day of Giving digital scavenger hunt! Now, we're finding our winners and will announce them here as soon as possible.
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Swoop's $2,000 Dash Complete
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Swoop's $2,000 Dash
Congrats to the winning funds in Swoop's $2,000 Dash: 1st place - Luke Gregory Memorial Compassion Endowment Fund ($600), 2nd place - Candler's Student Emergency Fund ($500), 3rd place - Emory College Scholarships ($400), 4th place tie - Goizueta Business School Fund for Excellence and Nursing School Scholarship Fund ($166.66 each), plus Campus Life's Student Experience Fund and Emory First fund ($83.34 each)
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Wonderful Wednesday Alumni Challenge Complete
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Wonderful Wednesday Alumni Challenge
Congrats to the five winning funds in the Wonderful Wednesday Alumni Challenge: 1st place - Luke Gregory Memorial Compassion Endowment ($1,000), 2nd place - Emory College Scholarships ($800), 3rd place - Goizueta Business School Fund for Excellence ($600), 4th place - Nursing Student Assistance Fund ($400), 5th place - Alpha Phi Omega ($200)
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Student Giving Challenge Complete
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Student Giving Challenge
Congrats to the following areas that won $250 each in the Student Giving Challenge: Asian Student Organization, Chinese Undergraduate Student Organization, Oxford Class Gift, and Alpha Phi Omega
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Wise Heart Gift Leaderboard
The wise heart seeks knowledge, and generous leadership donors support the programs closest to their hearts. The 4 groups with the most $1,000+ donations by 6:00pm EDT on March 27 will share $5,000 in bonus awards. Award dollars will go to the fund designation that receives the most $1,000+ gifts in each of the 4 winning groups.
| Rank | Prize | Schools/Units/Colleges/Departments/Teams/Orgs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | College of Arts and Sciences | 32 |
| 2 | $1,500 | Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing | 24 |
| 3 | $1,000 | Goizueta Business School | 23 |
| 4 | $500 | Oxford College | 18 |
| 5 | Emory Law | 12 | |
| 6 | School of Medicine | 11 | |
| 7 | Candler School of Theology | 9 | |
| 8 | Women's Soccer | 7 | |
| 9 | Women's Tennis | 6 | |
| 10 | Emory Eye Center | 5 | |
| 11 | Emory Impact Circles | 5 | |
| 12 | Swimming and Diving | 5 | |
| 13 | Men's Golf | 5 | |
| 14 | Center for Ethics | 4 | |
| 15 | Men's Soccer | 4 |
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Parent Donor Challenge to Support Student Flourishing Complete
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Parent Donor Challenge to Support Student Flourishing
Every 100 parent donors will unlock $2,000 to the Student Flourishing Fund. Achieving 500 parent donors, will unlock a total of $10,000. Thanks to generous challenge donors, Mr. Damon Liss 95C and Mrs. Lisa Liss 94C, parents are encouraged to donate to any fund within the school, program, team, or student organization that benefits their student.
500 / 500 Donors
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2,000th Gift Challenge Complete
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2,000th Gift Challenge
Congrats to Melissa Sheesley who made the 2,000th gift during Emory Day of Giving. An extra $200 has been awarded to the Oxford College Scholarship Fund!
2,000 / 2,000 Gifts
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5,523 Gift Challenge Complete
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5,523 Gift Challenge
Congrats to an anonymous donor who made the 5,523rd gift which won an extra $200 for HeartStart Emory!
5,523 / 5,523 Gifts
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Emory Eye Center Residents Program Fund Match Complete
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Match
Emory Eye Center Residents Program Fund Match
Online donations to the Emory Eye Center Residents Program fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. This match was generously contributed by donors and medical resident alumni who wish to remain anonymous.
$3,590 MATCHED
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The Longshot Power Hour Complete
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The Longshot Power Hour
Who were the longshots who won this power hour? The first randomly selected winner is an anonymous donor who made their gift to Juice Ultimate Frisbee team, and the second randomly selected winner is Tracy Barash who made their gift to the Executive Women of Goizueta. Both funds will get $500 extra added to their accounts!
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Faculty and Staff Giving Challenge Complete
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Faculty and Staff Giving Challenge
Congrats to the following funds that won the Faculty and Staff Giving Challenge: 1st place - Candler's Student Emergency Fund ($1,600), 2nd place - Oxford Center for Pathways and Purpose ($1,200), 3rd place - Nursing Student Assistance Fund ($800), 4th place - Rollins Cares ($400)
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Parent Giving Challenge Complete
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Parent Giving Challenge
Congrats to the following areas that won the Parent Giving Challenge: 1st place, Women's Varsity Soccer ($1100); 2nd place, Chinese Undergraduate Student Organization ($900); Tie-3rd place, Alpha Phi Omega and Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Order ($500 each).
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Programs: Most Donors Leaderboard
As Emory Day of Giving has grown, so has the number of participating centers, programs, and athletics teams. The 10 participating groups (excluding colleges, schools, and student organizations) with the most donors who make a $25+ gift by 6:00 p.m. EDT on March 27 will share $7,000 in bonus awards. Award dollars will go to the fund designation with the most donors in each of the ten winning groups.
| Rank | Prize | Programs | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300 | Women's Soccer | 97 |
| 2 | $1,200 | Center for Ethics | 86 |
| 3 | $1,000 | Cross Country and Track & Field | 68 |
| 4 | $800 | Swimming and Diving | 66 |
| 5 | $700 | University-wide Initiatives | 66 |
| 6 | $600 | Emory University Chaplaincy | 60 |
| 7 | $500 | Campus Life | 54 |
| 8 | $400 | Softball | 37 |
| 9 | $300 | Center for AIDS Research | 37 |
| 10 | $200 | Emory Libraries | 36 |
| 11 | Emory Impact Circles | 35 | |
| 12 | Michael C. Carlos Museum | 33 | |
| 13 | Men's Soccer | 32 | |
| 14 | Emory Eye Center | 31 | |
| 15 | Emory National Primate Research Center | 31 |
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Alumni Boards and Networks: Most Gifts Leaderboard
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| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford College Alumni Board+ | 156 |
| 2 | New York Network* | 65 |
| 3 | 60 Plus Network* | 54 |
| 4 | ATL Over 40 Network* | 35 |
| 5 | Advancement Volunteer EAVN* | 30 |
| 6 | Florida Networks* | 29 |
| 7 | Emory Alumni Board+ | 21 |
| 8 | ATL Alumnae Network* | 21 |
| 9 | Nurses Alumni Board+ | 20 |
| 10 | Caucus of Black Alumni* | 17 |
| 11 | ATL Young Alumni Network* | 15 |
| 12 | Emory College Alumni Board+ | 15 |
| 13 | APIDA Alumni Network | 13 |
| 14 | Business School Alum Board+ | 12 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Network | 12 |
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Student Alumni Association Challenge Complete
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Student Alumni Association Challenge
Congratulations to our winners, Guyberson Pierre who selected Ben Pius Mock Trial as their beneficiary of $100, Isabella Buyers who selected Remote Area Medical as their beneficiary of $100, Emily Perez who selected Pre-Health Latinx for Atlanta as their beneficiary of $100, and Angela Sarmiento who selected Volunteer Medical Interpretation Services as their beneficiary of $100.
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4,000th Gift Challenge Complete
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4,000th Gift Challenge
Congrats to Maleika Farley who made the 4,000th gift during Emory Day of Giving. An extra $200 has been awarded to the Rollins School of Public Health Fund for Excellence!
4,000 / 4,000 Gifts
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Emory Eye Center Glaucoma Support Fund Match Complete
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Match
Emory Eye Center Glaucoma Support Fund Match
Online donations to the Glaucoma Support fund at the Emory Eye Center will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. This match was generously contributed by an alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous.
$10,000 MATCHED
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Emory Eye Center Retina Support Fund Match Complete
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Match
Emory Eye Center Retina Support Fund Match
Online donations to the Retina Support fund at the Emory Eye Center will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. This match was generously contributed by Mr. and Mrs. John Irby.
$10,000 MATCHED
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