Cardigan's Day of Giving 2021

284
Donors
134% of 211 Donor goal
$108,236
Donated
This campaign ended on April 08, 2021, but you can still make a gift to Cardigan Mountain School by clicking here!
About

From Cardigan's Motto: Se in viam dare - To start on one's way.

The 2021 school year has been all about endurance and resilience—making goals, finding a steady pace, and setting forth to achieve them. It's harder than usual in uncharted territory with no finish line in sight, but this is exactly when Cardigan shines. Cardigan instills in boys the capacity to persevere with positivity, no matter how difficult or unfamiliar the path.

Gifts to the Annual Fund allow Cardigan to maintain our steady pace, to endure through tumult and deliver the same, consistent education, year after year. With your help, we will continue on our way, ensuring that each Cardigan boy receives exactly what he needs to start on his. Our goal of 211 gifts reflects that—one gift to represent each boy on The Point today. 

Specifically, your gift will fund Cardigan’s immediate and essential needs:

  • Funding for our Surge Center, medical and sanitation supplies, and everything we need to stay healthy and on-mission.
  • Opportunities to increase diversity through financial aid awards to deserving boys from all backgrounds. 
  • Professional development experiences for our faculty to hone instruction techniques in every setting; from the virtual classroom, to the farm, to the science lab.

Reflecting on 75 years, it's remarkable to see how consistent the Cardigan experience has remained and how relevant those lessons are still today. Providing normalcy this year comes with costs greater than ever before, and your gift will ensure that current and future students alike can enjoy the same, life-changing Cardigan experience that has defined our school since 1945.

Incentives
You'll receive a sleeve of 75th Anniversary Titleist Pro V1 golf balls!
Only 3 left!
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You'll receive a 75th Anniversary Cardigan hoodie!
Only 4 left!
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The first 75 donors will all receive a felt Cardigan pennant!
Only 38 left!
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Updates
Thank you from Mr. Day!

Thank you for an amazing day!

Congrats to the Class of '95! You've all won custom alumni T shirts. 

If you won one of the raffle drawings, be on the lookout for an email from Jer Shipman '00 today. 

 Thank you all so much. Go Cougars!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Congrats to Richard Weeks '59!

Congrats to Richard Weeks '59 who won today's grand prize—a Cardigan captain's chair! 


Thanks to everyone for an amazing day in support of Cardigan!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Goal Achieved! Let's Keep Going!

We've made our goal of 211 donors, one in honor of every Cardigan Student. Thank you for your support!

Also keep an eye out for the grand finale raffle drawing at 8:30 p.m., a Cardigan "Captain's Chair" with the school seal and your name engraved on the backrest! All donors are automatically entered into the drawing. 


Thanks for an amazing day so far. Let's keep going!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
$75,000!

Happy 75th Birthday from the Board of Trustees 75th Anniversary Committee in honor of reaching $75,000!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Update!

Congrats to Lucas Ding '20 for winning a 1/4 zip Cardigan pullover!


1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Update from Dave McCusker '80

Dave McCusker '80, P'09,'10 with some encouragement for his brothers in the class of 1980. 

Go Cougars!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Update!

Congrats to George Iverson '75 for winning a CMS polo!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Update!

Congratulations to Figo Wang '20 for winning a CMS zip up hoodie!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Update!

Congrats to Peter Secor '77 for winning a 75th Anniversary Cardigan hooded sweatshirt!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Expanding the Possible!

Trustee Karl Hutter '92 on why he supports Cardigan!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
More Raffle Winners!

Congrats to Sumner Ford '06 for winning a CMS Adidas Pullover!


1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
More Raffle Winners!

Congrats to Jay Woods '72 for winning a set of Cardigan seal coasters!


1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
More Raffle Winners!

Congrats to Cal Bussey P'18 for winning a sleeve of 75th Anniversary golf balls!

1402 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
$10,000 Challenge from David Gregory P'18!

Beginning at 12:00 p.m., Trustee David Gregory P'18 is matching all gifts dollar for dollar up to $10,000!

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
A word from Judith and Steve Solberg

Current staff members Judith and Steve Solberg, who made an amazing matching gift this morning, share their thoughts on the CMS community.

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Update!

Congrats to Jackson Swango '18 for winning an awesome pair of CMS athletic Socks!


1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Mid-Morning Update from the Days!

Let's keep rolling. Go Cougars!

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Update!

Congratulations to Nagyong Sung P'19,'23 for winning a 75th Anniversary Cardigan T Shirt!

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Making a Splash!

Joe Burnett '95, Jim Burnett P'95, Alex Gray P'14,'16 and Rio '25 starting the day off right with a polar bear plunge in Canaan Street Lake, and what a day for it!

We love seeing three generations of Cougars join in the fun. 

Go Cardigan!

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
First Raffle Winner (Lots more to come)!

Congratulations to Evans Arnold '69 for winning the first raffle drawing for a 75th Anniversary Cardigan mug! Congrats!

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Good morning from Jer Shipman '00

Jeremiah Shipman '00, Dir. of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations saying good morning, thank you, and GO COUGARS!

1403 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
In Honor of the Class of '64... CHALLENGE MET!

Roger Earle '64 will donate an additional $5000 when we receive our 64th gift!

Go Cougars!

1404 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Raffle Drawings Every Hour!

We're giving away awesome Cardigan gear each hour and everyone who makes a gift is automatically entered into the drawings!

If you've been doing this for a while like super-advocate Chris Cyr '06, you can be decked out in Cardigan swag too!

1404 days ago by Jeremiah Shipman
Donor Maps
Class LeaderboardThe Class Leaderboard reflects giving from
AffiliationDonors$ Raised
199516$2,603
200612$675
19698$1,614
20197$2,550
20106$469
20175$1,235
19925$1,250
20205$2,245
20154$360
19774$550
20144$155
20184$305
19794$512
19733$1,800
20083$150
19823$2,600
20113$115
20093$85
19983$450
20003$525
19803$1,150
19753$733
19642$5,250
19722$1,150
20162$35
20132$44
19992$600
20072$80
19601$100
20011$10,000
19831$5,000
19901$25
19881$65
20041$100
19661$500
19891$100
19631$50
19671$100
20121$19
19621$100
19761$1,000
19701$1,000
19841$250
19941$20
20051$25
19561$100
19591$25
19681$500
19711$100
19871$500
20031$500
19911$100
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Advocates

David Gregory P'18

Offered a $10,000 match

Jeremiah Shipman

Generated 293 clicks and 43 gifts, totaling $5,495
Offered a $250 match

Roger Earle '64

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

Rick DellaRusso '82

Offered a $2,000 match

Figo Wang

Gave $2,000 during a Challenge!

Chenglin He

Gave $2,000 during a Challenge!

Jotham Burnett

Generated 17 clicks and 7 gifts, totaling $900
Offered a $500 match

Judith Solberg

Generated 91 clicks
Offered a $1,000 match

Chris and Cynthia Day P'12,'13

Gave $1,000 during a Challenge!

Karl Hutter '92

Offered a $675 match
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