Class of '09 Raises
Thousands for Gift Challenge

Thanks to an impressive outpouring of support from CMC's Class of '09 May graduates, more than $15,000 was raised in donations and matching grants during the Senior Class Gift campaign.
According to Andrew Carrillo, Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving, the Senior Gift Campaign ended with a 98.4 percent participation rate and $5,897 raised. That amount, combined with the Parent Network Challenge grants, brought the total amount of gift-funds raised by the Class of '09 to $15,846. The participation ratethe second highest in CMC historywas also a significant improvement from last year's 95 percent overall participation.
"The ideal goal is to reach 100 percent participation, and this year's campaign fell just four gifts shy of that mark," Carrillo said.
Each year, CMC competes in The Claremont Colleges Senior Gift Competition, based on participation from Claremont senior classes. Carrillo announced that this year's winnerPitzer Collegeachieved 100 percent participation from its senior class.
"A number of students expressed their appreciation for the education they were provided at CMC, designating their gifts to things like scholarships, athletics, institutes, etc.," Carrillo said. "Many members of the class commemorated the class effort by making a gift of $62, representing the 62nd graduating class at CMC, the class of 2009!"
In addition to Carrillo, the Senior Gift Committee, chaired by Naomi Bagdonas '09, Andrew Bogrand '09, Jack Evert '09, logged many hours of hard work making the Senior Class Gift campaign a rousing success, he says.