Celebrating YOU!
This fiscal year, you helped inspire 2,051 alumni to make a gift to Notre Dame! This resulted in $532,523 for our current Notre Dame students. Thanks to your efforts, Notre Dame continues to be the nation's preeminent Catholic university, offering unsurpassed educational opportunities focused on molding students around the world into forces for good.
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Top 25 Fiscal Year Volunteers
ND Loyal Roll Call - Garrett Gray
“I currently live in Tinley Park, Illinois (a mere hour and a half drive from campus) with my beautiful wife Mandy who is a lawyer. I work as a Professional Engineer for SEECO Consultants, Inc. in Tinley Park with my Father who is a double Domer–(Class of ‘65 and ‘67)."
"I am the current Chair of the Tinley Park Planning Commission and an Associate member of the Tinley Park Marketing Commission. I have also filmed, edited and hosted Tinley Park Public Access Television."
"My family and I go back to campus quite often for football games, men’s and women’s basketball games, hockey, class reunions and sometimes just to bike ride around the lake with my wife. I may have graduated many years ago but my great friendships, memories and love for the University of Notre Dame still remain."
"I am usually at every Notre Dame home football game. Say hello if you see me! And Go Irish!”
Dorm: ”I lived all 4 years on campus in Grace Hall (now no longer a dorm!) Your dorm mates really become a second family at Notre Dame."
Major: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
Class year: 1996
Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois
Current Location Tinley Park, Illinois
Favorite ND memory: "One of my favorite memories at Notre Dame is writing and filming a movie for the 1994 Morrissey Film festival with my roommate Pat Cassidy called “7 foot-4 Inches and All Heart: The Andre the Giant Story”. Our friend and dorm mate Kevin O’Grady acted in the lead role as Andre the Giant. Kevin said throughout his life, people called him “Andre the Giant” because he was a big guy. Kevin wore the black strong man leotard and black boots and really looked the part and acted great! Coach Lou Holtz filmed a scene in our movie with Kevin in his office! (I still have a signed copy of the script from Lou that says “Garrett, Nice to work with you!” hanging up in my study!). Kevin won the best actor award at the Morrissey Film Festival! And we were ecstatic on that day!"
Fun fact about yourself: “A fun fact about me is I attended The Second City in Chicago and have done improv there, and locally in Tinley Park and Orland Park. I started a club “Yes and Toastmasters” that combines public speaking and improv so that people can become socially fearless speakers. I also give fun improv workshops that help team building.”
Favorite fundraising or engagement tactic: "My favorite engagement strategy is using drip marketing through the ND Loyal Give Campus email templates because you can reach a lot of people at once. And if the first email does not result in a donation--the 3rd one might!"
Recording: GiveCampus 101 - Training
If you missed our first GiveCampus training or want to watch the replay, check out the recording of this amazing first session training. The training is only 30 minutes long and walks you through registering or logging in, searching and assigning constituents, looking at a constituents profile, utilizing existing email templates, and creating your own email templates.
We will be hosting a second training in August that will dive into more GiveCampus features including texting capabilities and creating filters within your assigned constituents.
Stay tuned!
Notre Dame to Honor Pioneers of Irish Women’s Athletics
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the University of Notre Dame, its Athletics Department and the Notre Dame Monogram Club, will celebrate the passionate group of women who paved the way for the success of the University’s current women’s varsity programs by awarding more than 250 honorary monograms. Read more >
Notre Dame Announces Construction of New Men’s Residence Hall
A new men’s residence hall is currently under construction, the University announced in a press release. The new dorm will be located on East Quad between Johnson Family Hall and McCourtney Hall, where construction is also underway for a new research building. Read more >
Notre Dame’s Fight Song Updated to Celebrate Women at the University
One of the most well-known collegiate fight songs has been fine tuned to honor women’s impact on the University. Copyrighted in 1908, the “Notre Dame Victory March,” will now reference both “sons and daughters” of the University in the penultimate line. Read more >
You Make a Difference
From all of us on the Annual Giving team, thank you for your continued dedication and endless grit to help us engage alumni. This tremendous impact directly blesses our students. The ND Loyal community has already accomplished so much this year, and we know there are even greater things to come!