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Feb. 22, 2017
Dear Class of 2017,
We know you’re all anxious to step over the threshold of college and into the bedroom of life, ready to consummate your academic achievements through real-world social intercourse. We remember when we were in your position, brimming with seminal knowledge and eager to finish our degrees.
It was around that time that we decided to give our first gift to the University of Chicago. It wasn’t much, and we were a bit nervous, but they assured us that size doesn’t matter. Now, nearly a decade later, we’re taking it to the next level.
What’s better than giving? Receiving. But what’s better than receiving? Giving and receiving at the same time. That’s why we’re pledging to match your donations—head to toe—so that you receive as much as you give.
Giving to UChicago is a special, intimate act performed between an alumnus and their alma mater. But it feels a bit one-sided. Besides, we don’t want you to blow all your money sucking up to the administration. That’s why we’re promising to match up to $69 per individual donation, so you can be satisfied knowing that you’re getting something, too.
This Giving Day, give knowing that you’ll also be receiving. That’s not the only reason you should give, of course, but we’re hoping it will make you feel extra generous knowing that something is coming on back your way after you’re done.
We’ll leave you with these words from The Beatles:“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”
