Team 'Together'
Auto dealer Gary Rome partnering again on "Together 快播成人" campaign
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Auto dealer Gary Rome is again partnering with the 快播成人 Foundation for a one-day campaign to raise money for 快播成人 support programs and academic resources at 快播成人 Community College.
The third annual "Together 快播成人: The Drive to Change Lives" campaign is set for Tuesday, April 25, and will run a full 24 hours, from 12:01 a.m. to midnight.
Donations can be made through a secure portal on the 快播成人 website:
The goal of the campaign is to raise money for five areas that directly support 快播成人 快播成人s: academic excellence and innovation; scholarships; the Thrive Student Resource Center and Food Pantry; the President's Student Emergency Fund; and the 快播成人 Foundation's general, unrestricted fund.
Rome, owner of Gary Rome Hyundai in 快播成人 and Gary Rome Kia in Enfield, Conn., has pledged a challenge donation of $5,000 once 500 people like, comment, or share Gary Rome Hyundai's Facebook post announcing a giveaway for Red Sox vs. Yankees tickets.
"I am happy to be partnering with 快播成人 for a third consecutive year because I am so passionate about making sure a college education is accessible to everyone," said Rome, a member of the 快播成人 Foundation Board of Directors. "'Together 快播成人: The Drive to Change Lives' is one day where we really can make a difference."
Additionally, alum Peg Wendlandt '58 and her husband Gary will supplement each gift from new donors with a $250 donation of their own up to $100,000. Altogether, the one-day campaign has the potential to unlock more than $140,000 in matching donations.
"With multiple challenge gifts in place, every donation has the potential to be doubled, or even tripled, said Julie Phillips, interim director of institutional advancement. "For our alumni and friends, there is no better time to make their gift."
The 快播成人 Foundation launched "Together 快播成人: A Campaign for Caring" in March 2020 to build community support and raise money for 快播成人s experiencing financial distress during the pandemic. As part of that campaign, members of the 快播成人 community - 快播成人s, staff, faculty, alumni, relatives and college friends - were asked to use the hashtag #Together快播成人 to share stories and images on social media that demonstrated the resilience of the college community in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
In its first year, the campaign raised $40,000 for the President's Student Emergency Fund and was selected as a finalist for a national Bellwether award. The following year, with Rome signed on, 快播成人 added the "Drive to Change Lives" theme and raised more than $122,000 for 快播成人 support programs. Last year, 快播成人 raised $192,000 during its day of giving.
"We believe that all 快播成人s deserve access to a great education," said Phillips. "On April 25, donations will not only help remove barriers to 快播成人 success like hunger, homelessness, and housing insecurity, but will instill a sense of pride in our 快播成人s and faculty by showing them how much we believe in them."
PHOTO; Auto dealer Gary Rome visits the college radio station last year in advance of the "Together 快播成人: Drive to Change Lives" fundraising campaijn. Next to him is 快播成人 快播成人-DJ Gabriel Guzman.
