2017 Day of Giving exceeds event goal Myra Beamon, ’17, political science, Elease Dillard, ’15, biology, and Dan Nolan, chief of staff, participated in the second annual GGC Day of Giving in March. This 24-hour crowdfunding event included a robust, multi-media marketing campaign featuring 15 pre-produced video clips and nine live-streaming interviews from campus. The efforts yielded more than 150,000 social media impressions, a 34 percent increase from last year. As the day ended, GGC students, alumni and community donors hit 141 percent of the event’s goal, a 51 percent increase compared to the first Day of Giving in 2016.
Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies Emergency funding helps keep students on track for graduation All students share one common
goal – to graduate. However, unex-
campus community is truly incredible.” About 40 students have benefited
pected situations can threaten to derail
from Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies. Stu-
GGC program can help them persevere
program by faculty, staff and fellow
a student’s education. Fortunately, a through difficulties.
Tomas Jimenez, interim senior
associate provost for Student Affairs
and dean of students, started Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies in 2014 after noticing
dents needing help are referred to the students. A committee then vets the distribution of emergency funds. The most common needs are for assistance with food and housing.
One recent situation involved a
an increase in the number of homeless
resident student without a place to go
and help those impacted by unanticipat-
She could not stay in the residence
students. His role enables him to identify ed, non-academic challenges.
“This is one of the programs at GGC
of which I am most proud,” he said.
“Experiencing firsthand how students’
lives are changed from the support of our
for winter break due to family difficulties. halls, which are closed for break. A friend referred her to the program and Jimenez extended a helping hand.
“That was one of those pivotal mo-
Partnering with the Office of Advance-
ment, the first crowdfunding campaign
for Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies was held
in early May, yielding 131 donors. Plans for future campaigns are slated for next year in hopes they will become as successful as the Day of Giving campaign (see photo above).
“GGC truly transforms the lives of
our students, one student at a time,” Jimenez said.
To make a gift to Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies, contact Nate Jones at 678.407.5551 or njones20@ggc.edu.
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