SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Athletics Department nearly doubled its initial fundraising goal for the annual SRU Giving Day that took place Friday, March 24, bringing in $194,316 from a total of 391 unique donors.
 
"We cannot thank our supporters enough for their generosity during Giving Day," said Roberta Page, SRU director of athletics. "We set a goal of $100,000 this year and we nearly doubled that over the weekend. We want to publicly thank all the supporters that donated to help improve the experiences for Slippery Rock student-athletes. We cannot be successful without your generous support and we are filled with gratitude after seeing the results of this year's Giving Day."
 
The SRU Foundation will donate an additional $1,000 to the three teams that raised the most money during Giving Day with football, baseball and track and field earning those bonuses. The Rock football team brought in $51,681 from 28 donors, while baseball raised $39,678 from 78 donors and track and field raised $34,581 from 37 donors.
 
In total, 391 donors generated $194,316 spread out across 14 funds that support individual teams and SRU Athletics as a whole. That total represents more than 27 percent of the entire Giving Day total raised for SRU this year with the University bringing in an impressive $702,603 from 1,396 donors.
 
The funds raised on Giving Day will support scholarships, operating expenses, travel costs, facility upgrades and equipment purchases for SRU's 17 NCAA Division II sports teams.
 
The $194,316 total represents a 131 percent increase from the $84,000 raised for Athletics during the 2022 SRU Giving Day.
 
THANK YOU ROCK NATION!
 
 
 
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