MARLBORO — Marlboro College is pleased to announce Sugar Rush 2019, an Annual Fund challenge celebrating the sugaring season and culminating with a sugar-on-snow event on April 3.
With a total goal of reaching 225 donors, the college stands to unlock $350,000 in challenge funds donated by generous trustees and friends.
“We are really putting the 'fun' into fundraising with this campaign,” said Rennie Washburn, director of advancement at Marlboro, in a news release.
“The snow is melting, the birds are singing - oh wait, it's snowing again - you get the idea; it's spring in Vermont,” Washburn said. “The maple trees are tapped, the sap is running, and we take that as a good omen that there are sweet things in our future.”
All Sugar Rush donors will receive a bumper sticker reading “Varsity Maple Sugaring Team,” and gifts of $500 or more will earn donors the choice of a limited edition T-shirt or a glass maple leaf bottle of Vermont maple syrup.
Most important, according to Marlboro College President Kevin Quigley, is that each person who makes a donation gets Marlboro a step closer to unlocking the challenge funds.
“At a time when many small, liberal arts colleges are facing challenges, even closing, I find it heartening that Marlboro is able to focus on the fundamentals of raising their Annual Fund with fun and grace,” Quigley said. “It is also significant that our generous supporters are confident enough in Marlboro's future to make the $350,000 in challenge funds a reality.”