{"id":6655,"date":"2010-11-23T12:17:38","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T17:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=6655"},"modified":"2015-09-25T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T17:32:42","slug":"calling-all-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2010\/11\/calling-all-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all Alumni\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6656\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6656\" href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?attachment_id=6656\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6656\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6656  \" title=\"Brendan Pilgrim, third-year Spanish student and Annual Fund student caller\" src=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/brendan-pilgrim-3rd-year-spanish-student-from-the-bahamas-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Brendan Pilgrim, third-year Spanish student, is one of many Annual Fund student callers\" width=\"499\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brendan Pilgrim, third-year Spanish student, is one of many Annual Fund student callers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Bailey Berlett (BKin \u201809) knows first-hand the importance of the Annual Fund at Brock University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">The recent graduate and former Annual Fund caller has personally used the facilities and services on campus that are made possible through contributions by alumni, parents and staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">As a student Annual Fund caller, Bailey said she had \u201cthe opportunity to speak to countless alumni with amazing life experiences, update them on campus life and let them know how much students appreciate the contributions they make towards Brock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Last year, the Annual Fund raised $1.3 million towards the $75-million Campaign for a Bold New Brock. Of that, $115,000 was raised through gifts of $100 or less. The campaign is raising funds to increase endowments for student financial assistance, invest in teaching and research facilities, expand knowledge, and empower faculty as educator-researchers and innovators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Student callers are often intimidated and uncomfortable when they first start asking alumni to donate to Brock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u201cBut after a few calls they realize that Brock\u2019s alumni enjoyed their time here and are more than willing to support the university,\u201d said Shannon Gill (BBA \u201995, BA \u201900), manager of the Annual Fund. \u201cThe students get a great deal of satisfaction from reconnecting alumni to Brock, hearing about their memories, and updating them about changes to the campus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">As one graduate put it: \u201cThe caller had me all jazzed up about Brock University all over again with her descriptions of all the changes (and how Brock once was). I love Brock University and I have benefited from the university with both my education and my own experience with student clubs, groups and organizations.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">In recognition of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Annual Fund student callers phoned Brock University donors to thank them for their continued support. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u201cThe calls were well received,\u201d said Gill. \u201cDonors were appreciative of the gesture and enjoyed speaking with the students. Some were surprised we were calling to simply thank them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">If you\u2019re a Brock grad, you\u2019ll be receiving a call about the Annual Fund soon, if you haven\u2019t already. To find out more about the Annual Fund, visit us at <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/annual-fund\" target=\"_blank\">brocku.ca\/annual-fund<\/a> To make your annual gift securely online, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/donate\" target=\"_blank\">brocku.ca\/donate<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you received your call yet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[119],"tags":[3333,3332],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6655"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6665,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6655\/revisions\/6665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}