25-04-2025
UTEP breaks ‘Raise Your Pick Giving Day' donation record
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) raised over $390,000 in donations during the third annual Raise Your Pick Giving Day.
UTEP hosts annual Raise Your Pick Giving Day Block Party
According to the university, it was a record-breaking giving day, as the previous campaign record was $342,000 in 2023.
'Thank you to El Paso and the Miner community for raising your picks and supporting our students and the work we do here,' UTEP President Heather Wilson said.
The funds raised will be used to support over 50 areas, including the UTEP Career Closet, the UTEP Food Pantry, the student emergency fund, academic programs, Miner athletics and student scholarships, according to UTEP.
'All of us in the Miner Nation are so thankful for the tremendous support,' Gary Edens, acting vice president for institutional advancement, said. 'Every donation helps to change the lives of our students as they work to earn their degrees and achieve their academic and professional goals.'
This year's donation was made through over 2,400 individual gifts from alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the university, according to UTEP.
According to the university, in addition, matches and giving challenges were contributed by several individual donors as well as community and corporate partners, including premium challenge sponsors Raiz Federal Credit Union, the El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation and Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
If you missed the event, you can still donate to UTEP through the university's website.
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