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I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 scholarship campaign raises $250,773

September 14, 2017

I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 leaders with big check at After Hours event.
From right, I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 Chair Steven Muse, 窪做惇蹋厙 Vice President for Advancement Kent Tingey, AS窪做惇蹋厙 Vice President Dez Ruiz and I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 co-chair Kevin Jones at I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 check-passing. Photo by Eric Gordon, 窪做惇蹋厙 Photographer

POCATELLO — The 2017 annual I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 campaign concluded Thursday, Sept. 14, raising $250,773 in pledges for scholarships for Idaho students.

This years total met the goal of $250,000 set for the campaign.

I am grateful to the community for their involvement with I Love 窪做惇蹋厙, said 2017 I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 Chair Steven Muse, Idaho Power regional customer relations manager. Without their involvement and generous donations we couldnt have attained our goal of $250,000. Every dollar invested in higher education has a societal impact of $5. These awesome contributions by our donors and volunteers will positively benefit our communities for years to come.

The I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 campaign has been conducted in Pocatello for 35 consecutive years. This annual campaign is the most recognizable fundraising effort at 窪做惇蹋厙. Volunteers dedicate their time to contacting local business owners, alumni and 窪做惇蹋厙 employees requesting their support for scholarships.

This years I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 co-chairs are 窪做惇蹋厙 Credit Union Branch Manager Kevin Jones and John Azzola, Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce director of marketing and communications. More than 200 volunteers gathered pledges through weeks of peer-to-peer contacts and other activities.

The winner of this years C. Moore Bucks Cup, a prize given to the calling team that had the most bucks committed, went to the Idaho State Journal calling team, which narrowly edged out the Idaho Power Company calling team. Both teams received more than 190 donations. The Idaho State Journals winning total was 196. 

Calling teams consist of community members and 窪做惇蹋厙 faculty and staff. The campaign included Pocatello, Chubbuck, American Falls, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls and along with surrounding communities.

We are proud of and pleased with the community and our volunteers who helped us reach this goal, said Kallee Valentine, 窪做惇蹋厙 annual giving director. We are sending out a big Bengal thank you to all of this years donors and to our volunteers who worked so hard to make this goal a reality. Its the students who benefit.

Last year, 1,281 donors raised $230,748 in scholarships that went to 343 students, all Idaho residents.

This years announcement was made at the I Love 窪做惇蹋厙 Campaign Celebration and Pocatello/Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours held Thursday evening at the 窪做惇蹋厙 Credit Unions university branch at Ninth Ave and Carter Street.  

For more information on the campaign, or to give a gift, visit ilove窪做惇蹋厙.org or contact Kallee Valentine at (208)-282-2994 or valekall@isu.edu.


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