UPDATE # 3 FORMER ATHLETE PARTICIPATION CHALLENGE
Hempstead, NY – Three weeks have gone by in the Fourth Annual Former Athlete Participation Challenge, and the Softball team is still in the lead by 15 points. Women's Soccer made another strong push last week to move into second place. Women's Golf also made a push and is currently in third place. Every gift counts as five teams will win prizes with the support from their alumni.
In the Increase Competition, Women's Golf climbed from second to first place, passing Field Hockey, which had the lead for the first few weeks. Softball still holds on to the lead in the Young Alumni competition over Field Hockey and Women's Golf. There is still plenty of time to help your team win in all aspects of the competition.
Click here to make a gift today. If you have already contributed to Hofstra Athletics – you can extend your commitment and help your program by encouraging a teammate to join the Pride Club. Supporting Hofstra student-athletes is as simple as making a $25 contribution through the Hofstra Pride Club.
To qualify for the Participation Challenge and the Varsity H Club a former student-athlete must make a gift of $25 or more by May 31, 2013.
Participation Competition ($5,000 prize) - as of May 8, 2013
1. Softball - 275 Points
2. Women's Soccer - 250 Points
3. Women's Golf - 178 Points
4. Field Hockey - 126 Points
5. Men's Lacrosse - 123 Points
Increase Competition ($2,500 prize) - as of May 8, 2013
1. Women's Golf
2. Field Hockey
3. Women's Tennis
Young Alumni Competition ($2,500 - 1st, $1,500 - 2nd, $1,000 - 3rd) - as of May 8, 2013
1. Softball
2. Field Hockey
3. Women's Golf
Information about the Challenge:
Participation Competition
Each Hofstra Athletics team recruits as many of their former athletes to join the Pride Club and give a gift of $25 or more. The team with the most points will win the competition and earn a $5,000 gift to their program.
How the Scoring Works: The percentage of alumni giving will be multiplied by 1000. Example: 100 former-athletes who have made a gift of $25 or more out of 500 former-athletes= .2x1000 = 200 points. As an added bonus an additional two points can be earned for each gift made online by a former athlete between now and May 31.
Increase Competition
The team with the team with greatest percentage increase of former athletes giving from last year to this year will win a $2,500 prize. Last year, Men's Lacrosse narrowly edged out Women's Lacrosse, winning by less than 1%, to capture the prize.
Young Alumni Competition
Each team will compete for the highest percentage of its own young alumni joining the Pride Club. A young alumnus is someone who graduated between 2002 and 2011. The team with the highest percentage will win $2,500, with second place receiving $1,500 and third receiving $1,000.
Giving information:
To make a gift online: GoHofstra.com or https://www.hofstra.edu/athletics/ath_giving.cfm
To make a gift by phone: 516-463-1944
To make a gift by mail: Check payable to Hofstra University. 315 Mack Sports Complex, 245 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
