Lakehead University’s first Giving Tuesday was an exceptional success
Dr. Michel Beaulieu, Professor of History and Alumni Association President, was one of many people who participated in Giving Tuesday at Lakehead University.
December 1, 2016 – Thunder Bay and Orillia, ON
On Tuesday, November 29th, Lakehead University initiated its first-ever Giving Tuesday event, which officially kicks-off the giving season.
The University’s Social Media Champions did a tremendous job all day long sharing the message and encouraging others to support Lakehead’s students through an online or in-person gift – thank you! A huge debt of gratitude is owed to Lakehead’s students, faculty, and staff. The University, alumni, and civic leaders were so generous and we are most grateful.
In total, $19,684 was donated online, in-person and over the phone in support of Lakehead’s exceptional and unconventional students. These gifts were generously matched by the Alumni Association for a combined total, to date, of $39,684. Any gifts received by December 6th will be included in the Giving Tuesday total.
“I’m very grateful for this support of our hard-working students,” said Dr. Michel Beaulieu, Professor of History and Alumni Association President. “Without the help of our dedicated alumni and many friends living across the country and beyond, we could not have achieved this amazing result.”
“The Alumni Association of Lakehead University has shown tremendous leadership with their matching gift on Giving Tuesday,” said Deb Comuzzi, Lakehead’s Vice-President External Relations. “On behalf of our students, who will benefit from these gifts, let me express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in our first ever Giving Tuesday initiative.”
If you would like to donate to Lakehead University, please visit donate.lakeheadu.ca.
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Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. In 2016, for the second consecutive year, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead first among Canada’s undergraduate universities. Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.
