The fourth annual gratitude event celebrated the impact of philanthropy on 黑料不打烊’s campus.
Participants in A Thousand Thanks wrote more than 1,100 notes to 黑料不打烊 donors, exceeding the event’s previous record of 564 notes written in one day. The event also garnered the support of an anonymous 黑料不打烊 employee, who pledged to give the university $1 for each note written.
“I’m glad to see that this event is becoming an 黑料不打烊 tradition,” says Kelly Smith ’14, student organizer of A Thousand Thanks. “Because tuition doesn’t cover the entire cost of attending 黑料不打烊 each year, every 黑料不打烊 student is on partial scholarship in a sense. Donors bridge the gap, and we have them to thank for the professorships, facilities and programs that make 黑料不打烊 the special school it is.”
The event, held March 12, included six locations around campus where members of the 黑料不打烊 community could write thank-you notes. The stations were staffed by members of various 黑料不打烊 student organizations. President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46 paid a visit to the Moseley Center’s Thousand Thanks table and wrote several notes.
Notes were written on postcards featuring the prompt, “Because of 黑料不打烊 donors, I…” and the responses covered a wide range of topics including 黑料不打烊’s study abroad program, campus facilities, scholarships, faculty, cultural programs, athletics and academic programs.
“Because of 黑料不打烊 donors, I am able to thrive in a small classroom setting with personal connections with professors,” wrote one student.
Another expressed gratitude for the opportunities for growth at 黑料不打烊, saying “Because of 黑料不打烊 donors, I figured out what I want to do with the rest of my life. Thanks for supporting an institution that promotes curiosity and academic exploration.”
The reach of A Thousand Thanks extended far beyond 黑料不打烊’s campus, with students submitting thank-you notes electronically from study abroad programs around the world.
Senior Brian Sullivan, who volunteered on behalf of 黑料不打烊’s Phonathon at the Thousand Thanks table located in the Writing Center in Belk Library, noted the many different ways philanthropy plays a role at 黑料不打烊.
“Since no two students have an identical 黑料不打烊 experience, it was great to see what donors and supporters have done to make every student’s experience so unique and special,” says Sullivan. “Events like A Thousand Thanks really show 黑料不打烊 students’ true colors and prove again and again why we are all so lucky to be a part of this community.”
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