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Support our scholarship fund by participating in our biggest, one-day fundraiser of the year!
February 20, 2025
Why give?
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Gator Nation Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraiser benefiting multiple departments, organizations, and colleges at UF.
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UF’s “Stand Up and Holler” Gator Nation Giving Day has quickly emerged as one of the most successful giving days in all higher education.
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In the last three years, our club led the country in all categories and has received 1,120 gifts and raised $32,058 during Gator Nation Giving Day from individual donors just like you!
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With our strategic plan in place, our club has remained in raising scholarship funds for local students ($285 in 2020, $5,641 in 2021, $9,400 in 2022, $9,002 in 2023, and $7,730 in 2024).
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All funds donated on Gator Nation Giving Day that are designated for the Sarasota County Gator Club are placed in our scholarship endowment and only accessible by our club, not by the university.
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Due to the success of this event, we have annually increased our scholarships awarded for local graduates to attend UF from $5,000 in 2021, to $7,000 in 2022, to $10,000 in 2023, to $12,000 in 2024 and hope to be able to increase our scholarships awarded again in 2025!
“My experience at UF has been great so far, and I wanted to thank you for your support in being a recipient of the Sarasota County Gator Club Scholarship.”
-Nathaniel Gruhl, 2024 Scholarship Recipient
“I am grateful for your financial contribution helping to make this dream of mine possible!”
-Sophia Teijelo, 2024 Scholarship Recipient
