{"id":16664,"date":"2018-03-07T12:02:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redeemer.ca\/?p=16664"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:16:28","slug":"challenged-to-a-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeemer.ca\/resound\/challenged-to-a-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenged to a ReMatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The successful finish of Redeemer\u2019s ReMatch Challenge<\/a>, an alumni fundraising competition, marks a milestone in the Re<\/em> Campaign<\/a> \u2014 the largest fundraising campaign in the university\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The larger Re<\/em> Campaign, which launched publicly in April 2017, is funding the Redeemer 2020 Strategic Plan and its three major priorities: renewing the academic program, raising the university\u2019s profile and securing a stable financial foundation. At the time of writing, $17.3 million \u2014 86 per cent of the $20 million campaign goal \u2014 has been raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the ReMatch Challenge, nearly 300 alumni donors raised $59,855 \u2014 with participation from every graduating class since Redeemer\u2019s first in 1986. Together with the original group that challenged all the rest, alumni have contributed over $400,000 to the Re<\/em> Campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduating classes competed over 35 days \u2014 which represented Redeemer\u2019s 35 year history \u2014 to be named either the class with the most donations, of any size, or the class that had raised the most. In the end, the class of 2014 won with the most donors at a total of 24 and the class of 2006 won by donating the highest amount, $8,820. Each member of the winning classes received a sampler box of pre-ground coffee from RELAY Coffee Roasters<\/a> which is owned and operated by alumni Jason ’99 and Rachel ’99 Hofing in Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every dollar raised is making a direct impact. The campaign funds the initiatives of Redeemer\u2019s 2020 Strategic Plan, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n