Here is the letter I have emailed (or texted) to many alums. Please consider a donation -- on or before our Day of Giving, which is on Wednesday! Thank you for your consideration.
This is Pete Colaizzo, and I’m proud to say
that I’ve been track/cross country coach at Marist College for the past 33
years. I’m also extremely grateful to count you as among our hundreds of loyal
alums who I had the honor of coaching during the past three-plus decades.
As I’m certain most of you are aware, back in
December 2023, Marist announced plans for a new track facility – on campus, at
North Field. That’s right: A home of our own, on campus! How exciting is THAT!
To that end, Marist is currently engaging in an
aggressive fundraising drive in an effort to make this long-time dream a
reality – as soon as the spring of 2025! And we need YOUR help.
In coordination with Marist’s first-ever Day
of Giving – which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 – we’re asking for
you to make a donation, which will go directly toward the current Running
Red Foxes and the exciting future of track and field at Marist College. Our
goal is to get as much “fundraising engagement” from our Running Red Foxes
Family – the more donors, the bigger the message we send that we are fired up
about this project.
Here's the thing: You don’t have to wait till
March 20 to donate! The link is live and you can donate right here, right now.
Details are at the end of this email.
If you are interested in making a bigger
donation -- $500 or more – please contact me directly (cell at 845 309 3640 or
email at Peter.Colaizzo@marist.edu)
as there are some special sponsorship “naming” opportunities associated with
such large donations. I will connect you with our friends in the Advancement
Office to make that happen.
Specifically, a $500 donation will get you a
“personalized brick” and a $1,000 donation will get you a “personalized stone”
as part of a retaining wall at the new track facility. There are other
opportunities for much higher-priced donations – again, I’ll refer you
Advancement for those!
In
the meantime, we hope to see you during the spring 2024 outdoor track season,
the fall 2024 cross country season – and, with any luck, on our new track for a
“victory lap” sometime in 2025!
How
to donate: Click on the link below, under “Designation” there is a pull-down
menu, select “Track and Turf Field Project” and make your donation! Thanks
again!
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