Baucom Explains Annual Giving
What Is Annual Giving And What Does It Do?
BILL BAUCOM
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The following are common ques
tions asked about the Gardner-Webb
College Annual Fund.
1. Q. What is the Annual College
Fund at Gardner-Webb Col
lege?
A. The Annual College Fund is
the unrestricted, expandable
money raised each year
through annual giving by Gard
ner-Webb College alumni,
parents and friends.
2. Q. What purpose does the Annual
College Fund serve for Gard
ner-Webb College?
A. Annual College Fund contri
butions help meet the current
opei-ating expenses of the col
lege.
3. Q. What is meant by current op
erating expenses of the college?
A. Current operating expenses
mean the day to day expenses
of the college. Lights, water,
building maintenance and etc.,
these are all important re
cipients of funds from the An
nual College Fund.
4. Q. What is. the 1979-1980 goal for
the Annual College Fund?
A. The goal for the 1979-1980
Annual College Fund is
$150,000.
5. Q. Through what means do you
expect to raise this money for
the Annual College Fund?
A. Raising the Annual College
Fund contributions will be
handled through a series of
mailings, phonathon and per
sonal solicitation.
6. Q. What percentage of alumni and
friends support can you expect?
A. The percentage of alumni sup
port has traditionally been
small. It is anticipated that
alumni support for the 1979-80
campaign will be over 20 % of
ANNUAL COLLEGE FUND
UPDATE
The 1979-1980 Annual College Fund Campaign is well underway. Major solicita
tion material was sent to all alumni and friends of the institution on Wednesday,
September 5th. This appeal is somewhat unique in its approach and it is hoped a great
amount of support will come from this solicitation.
Annual College Fund contributions as of September 5th had reached $17,786,.41.
129 contributors had made a donation to the fund to help meet its 1979-80 goal of
$150,000.
the alumni body. The support
friends have given to the insti
tution over the years has al
ways been a solid foundation
on which the college can de
pend. It is anticipated that sup
port from friends will increase
over the year also.
. Q. What will the 1979-1980 theme
be for the Annual College Fund
Campaign?
“Seventy-Five Years of Free
dom.” Gardner-Webb College
during its 75 years of existence
has never sought or accepted
any federal funds. The Annual
College Fund program and the
support it receives from alumni
and friends of the institution
can help insure another “75
Years of Freedom” for Gard
ner-Webb College.
Gardner-Webb Annual
Fund Exceeds $125,000
For the first time in history, the
Gardner-Webb College Annual Fund
has surpassed a total of $125,000 in
contributions. The 1978-1979 Annual
College Fund received $126,168.69.
This is an increase of $24,069.69
from the previous fiscal year giving.
The results of the Annual Fund were
particularly gratifying this year in that
they indicate a wide-spread recogni
tion by alumni and friends of Gardner-
Webb College that there is a continu
ing need for private support of the An
nual Fund from individuals associated
with Gardner-Webb College.
Mrs. Julia C. Crawley, ’41, Assis
tant Vice-President of Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company in Winston-
Salem, N.C. deserves special credit for
the work she did as Annual Fund
Chairperson. Class Chairpersons for
the 1978-1979 campaign were: Mr.
J.P. Carlton, 1912; Mr. Jake Harrill,
1931; Mrs. Minna B. Rice, 1938; Mr.
Maxwell B. Hamrick, 1939; Reverend
S. Guy Walker, 1940; Reverend Wil
burn T. Hendrix, 1942; Reverend
C.E. Hampton, 1946; Ms. Dorothy
Spangler, 1947; Mr. Max Padgett,
1949; Mr. Troy Bridges, 1951; Mr.
James Williamson, 1952; Reverend
William Wallace, 1953; Mr. Ronald
Hawkins, 1955; Reverend Hugh Bor
ders, 1956; Mr. John Washburn, Jr.,
1958; Mr. Max Crowder,, 1960; Mr.
William T. Bell, 1971; Mr. Jeff
McNeill, 1974; Mr. Robert Pettyjohn,
1977; and Mr. Tim Cook, 1978.
The goal established for the 1979-
1980 campaign is $150,000. It is anti
cipated that at least 20 % of the alum
ni and friends of the institution will
make a gift to the College.
SUGGESTED WAYS OF SHARING
Yes, I want to share with Gardner-Webb College!
_Enclosed is my cash gift of _
send information concerning:
_ to the Annual Fund. Please
Gifts of property
Gifts of Insurance
_Other
_Wills
Lifs-kicome plans
PHONATHONSPLANNED
Phonathons for the Annual College Fund have been tentatively planned for
Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Gastonia, Charlotte and Spartanburg. These
events are one of the most important means of raising dollars for the Annual Fund.
We urge your support when you are called.
Name _*Class
Address ■
City State_ Zip
Return to: Dr. Paul E. Holcomb, P.O. Box 897, G.W.C., Boiling Springs, N.C. 28017
MAKE YOUR GIFT TO THE
1979-1980 ANNUAL
COLLEGE FUND.