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Today is the Blue Demon Challenge: Give Now!

Your gift to Athletics is an investment in the lives of student-athletes at DePaul, and helps build a sense of community for all of DePaul University. During the Blue Demon Challenge, your gift to Athletics can go even further through the following challenges:

 

  • Athletics Facility Campaign Fund Challenge: Be part of the future of Blue Demon Athletics with your gift to support the campaign for our new practice facility! This facility will improve the student-athlete experience for every program. Help unlock $300,000 from Lisa (EDU '86) and John Nevins with your gift!
  • Men's and Women's Basketball challenges: Each team needs 100 donors to unlock $50,000 from Chuck (BUS '79, MBA '84) and Barb Kopoulos!
  • Sarowitz Family Sports Challenges: Support a sports program fund with your gift, and help unlock $12,500 for that program from the Sarowitz family!
  • Cheer and Dance Challenge: Give to the Fund for Cheer and Dance and help unlock $10,000 from an anonymous donor!
  • Academic Excellence Guiding Principle Challenge: Help unlock $10,000 from Michelle and Kurt (BUS '85, MST '85) Roderich with your gift to the Academic Excellence Guiding Principle Fund, or ANY athletics scholarship fund!
  • Developing Future Leaders Guiding Principle Challenge: Leadership development is a core value for Blue Demon Athletics. Help unlock $150,000 from the Sarowitz family with your gift to the Developing Future Leaders Guiding Principle Fund!
  • Championship Experience Guiding Principle Challenge: Let’s give our stellar athletes the championship experience they deserve! Help unlock $100,000 from Mark E. McNabola (CMN '81, JD '85) with your gift to the Championship Experience Guiding Principle Fund today!
  • International Donor Challenge: People around the world love Blue Demon Athletics! If 25 people from outside the United States give to any Athletics fund, we’ll unlock $25,000 from Christopher D. Barber (BUS '97)!
  • $1,000 donor challenge: Your generous support means the world to us. For every gift (to any Athletics fund) of $1,000 or more, Jerry Rich will give $1,000, up to a total of $50,000!
  • ...and much more!

 

Thank you for supporting student-athletes at DePaul with your gift today!


Leaderboard
Blue Demon Athletics - Sports Programs
Thank you for supporting Blue Demon student athletes!
Rank Fund Designation Donors
1 Fund for Track & Cross Country 182
2 Fund for Women's Basketball 174
3 Fund for Men's Soccer 148
4 Fund for Women's Soccer 135
5 Fund for Men's Basketball 130
Ended
2
Match
Athletics Academic Excellence Match!
Matched! $10,000 from Kurt (BUS '85, MST '85) and Michelle Roderich!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
$150,000
Athletics: Developing Future Leaders Challenge!
Unlocked! $150,000 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Men's Golf Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Men's Tennis Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Soccer Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Tennis Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$1,000
Athletics: $1,000 Donor Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 from Jerry Rich!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$50,000
Women's Basketball Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 from Chuck (BUS '79, MBA '84) and Barb Kopoulos!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
Success!
Athletics: International Donor Challenge
Unlocked! $25,000 from Christopher D. Barber (BUS '97)!
Completed
$500,000
Athletics: Academic Excellence Challenge!
Unlocked! $500,000 from Lenore (BUS '77, MBA '85) and Steve (BUS '77, MBA '85) Micatka!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$50,000
Building the DePaul Brand Guiding Principle Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 from Chuck (BUS '79, MBA '84) and Barb Kopoulos!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Dream Big Fund Match!
Matched! $100,000 from Ed Leidecker (BUS '80, MBA '86)!
$24,596 MATCHED
Ended
$12,500
Sarowitz Men's Soccer Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Track & Field/Cross Country Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Softball Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$12,500
Sarowitz Women's Volleyball Challenge!
Unlocked! $12,500 from the Sarowitz family!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$50,000
Men's Basketball Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 from Chuck (BUS '79, MBA '84) and Barb Kopoulos!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$10,000
Athletics Cheer and Dance Challenge!
Unlocked! $10,000 from an anonymous donor!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
Success!
Blue Demon Nation 50 States Challenge!
Unlocked! $50,000 from Chuck (BUS '79, MBA '84) and Barb Kopoulos!
Completed
Blue Demon Nation: turn the map blue!
Rank State Gifts
1 IL 1841
2 CA 66
3 IN 61
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