Day of the Don

Day of the Don supporting Loyola Blakefield
Loyola Blakefield

About Day of the Don

We invite you to join us for our 8th annual Day of the Don, a giving challenge that directly supports all students and their Loyola Blakefield experience.

​Every Loyola Don benefits from dollars raised from this effort as the Loyola Fund bolsters co-curricular activities, inspires service and spiritual retreat offerings, and provides critical resources that keep Loyola accessible and affordable for our families.  We invite you to make a gift as we continue to build upon our foundation as a second home for past, present, and future Dons.
Join this effort with your gift on (or before) May 6th.

GOAL

Raise $100,000 for Loyola Blakefield from over 500 benefactors.

In addition to the challenge gifts below, when we exceed both of our goals by the end of May 6th, we are happy to share that Loyola will receive a $100,000 gift to support Loyola's Faculty and Staff! Thank you for all you do for Loyola and the boys.

Learn more about the impact you can have through your support of the Loyola Fund by clicking here.

CHALLENGES

Quarter Turn

When we exceed $25,000 and 125 donations, an anonymous alumni family with multi-generational ties to Loyola has agreed to a major gift of $7,500 to help get us reach our goal!  

Alumni Participation

If we exceed 85 gifts from alumni who graduated from Loyola after 1999, Dr. Daniel D. Rodgers from the Class of 2005 has agreed to a very generous President's Circle level gift of $5,000!

Halfway Home

If we exceed $50,000 and 250 gifts by 2:00pm, a Loyola family with a 2014 graduate, and a Loyola family with a 7th grade Don, have agreed to generous collective gifts totaling $5,000!

       Race to the Finish!    

When we exceed $75,000 in donations, an anonymous benefactor has agreed to support Loyola with a major gift of $10,000 to support our Dons!

PRIZES and INVITES

Alumni Giving*    

The highest participating alumni class wins our coveted happy hour prior to the 2025 Homecoming Bull Roast and will receive special name recognition in Knott Hall. 

 *All alumni who have made or make a donation prior to May 15th are invited to our 2nd annual Live the Fourth Alumni Giving Celebration on June 5th, 2025.

Class of 2025 Graduation Package*

One lucky winner will receive four front row tickets to graduation. 

*Minimum $50 donation for an entry. Must indicate Class of 2025 parent on the giving form. One entry per household.

President's Circle Level and Reception    

All those who cumulatively give $1,500 or more during the current fiscal year (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) will receive an invitation to Loyola's Fall President's Reception to be held in October 2025.