Meet the Blue & Gold Week Challenge!

WHO: All Bruins - students, alumni, parents, friends
WHEN: November 11 through November 17
HOW: If 1,117 Bruins make a gift by 11/17 (game day!), Roger Tomalas '69, chair of the UCLA Fund, will commit $50,000 to UCLA

WHY:
  1. Participation counts - even if everyone gave a little we'd still get a lot
  2. Thursday is National Philanthropy Day so what better way to show our pride and participate
  3. We could have two wins in one week -- meet our goal of 1,117 gifts AND beat 'SC
  4. WE GIVE BECAUSE WE ARE BRUINS

Can we beat our goal of 1,117 gifts by 11/17? 


Can We Beat Our Goal of 1,117 Gifts by 11/17?

Watch our student-produced video by clicking above. We hope it inspires you to give online to any program or area on campus that is meaningful to you.

Why Did Roger Back The Blue & Gold Week Challenge?

Roger Tomalas '69, the chair of the UCLA Fund, is a loyal Bruin and a long-time donor. He started supporting UCLA in 1974, while he was still a recent graduate, and has deepened his involvement with UCLA ever since. Roger has chosen to support Chancellor's Greatest Needs and the UCLA Library.

As the chair of the UCLA Fund, why do you think it’s important for alumni, parents, students and friends to give back to our university?
UCLA needs the support of everyone in the Bruin family so that UCLA can maintain and expand upon its reputation as one of the finest universities in the world. UCLA deserves our support because of all the wonderful things it did for all of us -- including alumni, parents, students and friends. UCLA touches us on a daily basis, both directly and indirectly because UCLA is a vibrant and essential part of our community.

Why did you offer a commitment of $50,000 to UCLA?
I made the commitment in an effort to motivate people to start the process of donating on a regular basis. It will make you feel good about what you are doing for our university, just like it has made me feel good doing it for many years.

What can smaller gifts do to support UCLA? Smaller gifts are essential because they are the beginning of what I hope will become annual gifts that can grow over the years. They also demonstrate how the number of alums, parents, students and friends continue to multiply as we approach our 100th birthday and the Centennial Campaign.

How Can I Get Involved?

We Give Because We are Bruins! And you can be part of the challenge too in these easy ways:

  1. Give online today!

  2. Text BRUINS to 50555 to make a gift to the Chancellor's Greatest Needs fund at UCLA.
    (Don't forget to opt in to get your special UCLA gift!)

  3. Tell your Bruin friends and family to join the challenge by sharing this link: http://bit.ly/sharebluegoldweekwithfriends

  4. Make this UCLA Blue & Gold Week Challenge picture your Facebook Timeline photo for the week.   Download the full picture here.

  5. Follow us on Twitter for regular updates!