I came into this give day hopefully optimistic that we may be able to approximate the incredible support all of you showed back in April of 2019 when we rolled out our first Go Johnnies Challenge Give Day. In the inaugural year we drew $16, 195 from 102 donors. I also harbored some trepidation as the world has been everything but stable so far in 2020.

The entire soccer family is incredibly thankful to be able to announce that 123 of you supported us last Thursday when we raised a staggering $17,813! Please, take a scroll over the donors to see who stepped up this time around! There were two off-line gifts made totaling $2000 that aren’t reflected on the give site in case you notice the discrepancy. We are absolutely blown away and in awe of the support. Moments like this bring to mind one of our core values.

We are thankful for what we have been given, mindful of who has been here before us, and understand the responsibility to protect and improve what has been built for those that will follow.

When we talk about this appreciation it includes things that many of you embedded in the program through your hard work, like our tradition of excellence on the pitch and in the classroom, but it also conjures the generous gifts so many of you have made, including Haws Field, and the ongoing support through donations to the program each year. This core value is coupled with the bedrock Benedictine Value of Stewardship during our team discussions.

We are humbled by your support and we thank each of you!

Our Family vs. their team,

John