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Final Countdown: Power Hour Match
Last chance to double your donation! The first $10,000 in gifts during the last hour of the campaign will receive a match. Make your gift to any area of campus and double your impact.
$10,000 MATCHED
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Auxiliary Units Leaderboard
The top three auxiliary units with the greatest number of gifts throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive awards. The award designations will be determined by the receiving auxiliary units.
Rank Prize Auxiliary Unit Gifts
1 $3,000 Texas Exes 408
2 $2,000 San Jacinto Child Development Center 372
3 $1,000 Comal Child Development Center 277
4 University of Texas Libraries 174
5 International Office 105
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Happy Hour CHALLENGE
The work day is over, it's time to have some fun! The college, school, unit or organization that receives the most money on April 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM will receive an additional $3,000. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $3,000 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music $16,225.00
2 College of Natural Sciences $3,578.14
3 School of Undergraduate Studies $3,100.00
4 Texas Exes $2,570.00
5 The Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute $2,150.00
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Mid Morning Stretch CHALLENGE
Slept in during the Early Bird Challenge yesterday? That's ok! Make your gift during the Mid Morning Stretch! The participating college, school, unit or organization that receives the greatest number of gifts on April 13 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. will receive an additional $3,000. Make a gift now to support your favorite program on campus!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $3,000 Texas Crew 176
2 Natural Sciences Council 168
3 UT Men's Rugby 152
4 Texas Exes 112
5 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music 109
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The BIG Give Challenge
The college, school, unit or organization that receives the greatest number of gifts of $250 or more throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive an additional award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
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2,000th Gift Milestone
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award of $2,000 will be added to the 2,000th gift.
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4,461st Gift Milestone
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award of $4,461 will be added to the 4,461st gift-the gift that will take us past last year's final gift total!
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HornShare Ambassador Challenge
Ambassadors enrolled in HornShare, UT Austin’s social media ambassador program, will participate in this contest March 3 – April 13. The top 3 ambassadors who accrue the most points by sharing social media content through the HornShare platform will be given the opportunity to designate a donation to an area of their choosing at UT Austin. See hornshare.utexas.edu for more information on how to accrue points and sign up to be an ambassador.
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Longhorn Pride Instagram Contest
What makes you proud to be a Longhorn? Take a picture or video showing us your Longhorn pride and post it to Instagram using #UT40for40 and #UTentry. Entries will be judged and a winner will be selected and notified. The winner will be given the opportunity to designate a $500 donation to an area of their choosing at UT Austin.
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Student Snapchat Selfie Contest
Calling all students! It’s selfie time. Add @studentshooked on Snapchat, send us a selfie, and add it to your My Story. The user with the most hilarious selfie will be given the opportunity to designate a $500 donation to an area of their choosing at UT Austin.
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$10 at 10AM Challenge
The HornRaiser project with the greatest number of gifts of $10 or more from 10AM - 11AM on April 12 will receive a $250 award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving HornRaiser project. Head to hornraiser.utexas.edu to check out the projects!
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HornRaiser Leaderboard
The top three HornRaiser projects with the greatest number of gifts throughout the 40-hour campaign will receive $500, $250 and $125 respectively. Head to hornraiser.utexas.edu to check out the projects! *This challenge is limited to current projects on the HornRaiser site.
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Lunch Time: Power Hour Match
Take a lunch break for this power hour! The first gifts received on April 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. up to $10,000 will receive a match. Make your gift now to any area of campus to double your impact!
$10,000 MATCHED
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Early Bird CHALLENGE
Get your coffee ready, it's time to kick off the campaign with the Early Bird Challenge! The college, school, unit or organization that receives the greatest number of gifts from 6AM - 7AM on April 12 will receive an additional $3,000 award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $3,000 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music 52
2 Natural Sciences Council 44
3 Voices Against Violence 9
4 College of Pharmacy 5
5 College of Liberal Arts 4
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The All-Nighter CHALLENGE
Not a morning person? Then we have the perfect challenge for you! The participating college, school, unit or organization that receives the most money overnight from April 12 at 10 p.m. to April 13 at 6 a.m. will be awarded an additional $3,000.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $3,000 Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music $8,558.00
2 International Office $3,452.00
3 McDonald Observatory $1,808.00
4 Dell Medical School $1,625.00
5 College of Natural Sciences $1,475.00
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SURPRISE CHALLENGE!!!!!!
LISTEN UP LONGHORNS! The college, school, or unit that receives the most amount of total dollars given online April 12 between 2 PM - 3 PM will receive an additional $1,500. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $1,500 Landmarks $4,275.00
2 School of Undergraduate Studies $3,625.00
3 Texas Law $3,425.00
4 School of Architecture $1,900.00
5 College of Liberal Arts $1,675.00
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1,000th Gift Milestone
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award of $1,000 will be added to the 1,000th gift.
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3,000th Gift Milestone
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award of $3,000 will be added to the 3,000th gift.
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Faculty and Staff Lunch Break Match
Better grab your lunch for this challenge! All online gifts from UT faculty/staff to any area of campus will be matched up to $15,000 from 12PM - 2PM on April 13. Be sure to check off Faculty or Staff on the donation form!
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Longhorn Love Twitter Contest
Show us your Longhorn Love! We want to know in 140 characters or less why you love UT Austin. Submit your tweet by including #UT40for40 and #UTentry in your tweet. Entries will be judged and a winner will be selected and notified. The user with the most creative tweet will be given the opportunity to designate a $500 donation to an area of their choosing at UT Austin.
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Burnt Orange Outfit Facebook Photo Contest
Put on your best UT gear for this Facebook challenge! Take a picture of your best UT gear and post it as a comment on @utaustin 40 for Forty post. Entries will be judged and a winner will be selected and notified. The winner will be given the opportunity to designate a $500 donation to an area of their choosing at UT Austin.
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The BOSS Contest
Colleges, schools, units and organizations, this contest is for you! Take a picture picture or video with your boss at the student event (Main Mall, April 13, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM), like @studentshookedontexas on Facebook, tag us in your post, and include #UT40for40 and #UTentry. Entries will be judged and a winner will be selected and notified. The winner with the best picture will be given the opportunity to designate a $1,000 donation to an area of their choosing at UT Austin.
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$50 at 5PM Challenge
The HornRaiser project with the greatest number of gifts of $50 or more from 5PM - 6PM on April 13 will receive a $500 award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving HornRaiser project. Head to hornraiser.utexas.edu to check out the projects!
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