GLENVILLE — Glenville State College will hold its annual Day of Giving fundraising campaign 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 19 to celebrate its 148th anniversary.

The day coincides with the day in 1872 when Glenville State was established by the West Virginia Legislature.

“During last year’s Day of Giving campaign, we raised over $124,000 from over 400 individual donors. The average gift was $86, which is $11 higher than the national average,” said Ashley Knight, Glenville State’s director of fundraising. “It was truly amazing what our generous donors were able to accomplish in such a short period of time last year, and we’re hoping that 2020 has even bigger things in store. This year, we challenge everyone to find an area they are passionate about to support – we have a goal of 200 online donations during Day of Giving 2020.”

Day of Giving will be held at the Mollohan Campus Community Center and will feature a “vision board” for 2020, matching gift opportunities, bonus challenges, a thank you card writing station and refreshments. Donations also will be accepted from the community during the Day of Giving in the College Advancement Suite in the Heflin Administration Building, Suite 212.

A toolkit and text platform has been established for those interested in participating in GSC’s 2020 Day of Giving. Text “gsc2020” to 31996 to receive campaign updates and a link to donate (standard message and data rates may apply).

New donor challenges for 2020 have been created to give supporters different ways of helping while also increasing impact. The program includes corporate gift challenges, matching gift challenges, and individuals acting as a donation collection point among their social circle. The challenges create opportunities for givers to participate and expand the effect they can have on Day of Giving fundraising goals.

“One of the easiest ways people can help out leading up to the Day of Giving, aside from making a donation or pledge, is to simply help spread the word. We encourage anyone to utilize our Day of Giving toolkit to share information about this campaign,” Knight said.

Donations to support can also be mailed to the Glenville State College Foundation, 200 High St., Glenville, WV 26351, at any time.

For more information go to glenville.edu “Day of Giving 2020” or call Knight at (304) 462-6382.