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    Top 11 Reasons To Support The McDonogh Fund's Young Alumni Challenge

    The McDonogh Fund supports all areas of school life including academics, the arts, athletics, faculty salaries, and financial aid. Visit https://mcdonogh19517.thankyou4caring.org/mcdfund to give back today!

    1. If 600 young alumni participate in giving before June 30, Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. '48 will chip in $60,000 to The McDonogh Fund. We need 84 donors to make it happen. Be one of them.

    2. You may be all like, “meh”, but there is $60,000 on the line here! Your dollar will make a difference!

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    3. The McDonogh Fund provides opportunities in all areas of school life....academics, the arts, athletics, faculty salaries, extracurricular programs, and financial aid.

    4. Your teachers took the time to get to know you outside the classroom...

    ...they taught you how to lead with a fierce passion....

    ...and they taught you to "strive in the course of your life to do the greatest possible amount of good." So give back today. Do some good.

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    5. We’re not asking for a million bucks here, we just ask for you to “be the best of whatever you are.” Give what you can.

    6. McDonogh's campus will always be a second home. Even when buildings change and the years go by, the McDonogh family and the traditions we share will forever unite us.

    7. Make your gift today and increase your class's participation. Because seriously... are you really okay with letting college FRESHMEN destroy your class pride?

    8. Do you really need that cup of Starbucks tomorrow? Contribute to The McDonogh Fund with that money instead. We'll even spell your name correctly when we thank you for giving!

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    9. Alumni before us gave back through The McDonogh Fund so that we could have access to amazing opportunities. Let's pay it forward and give the gift of the McDonogh experience.

    10. Your teachers inspired and encouraged you in countless ways....

    View this video on YouTube

    Matt Mashburn '05 impersonates Mr. Janiga in a short film shot by Maxwell Kruger '05

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    11. We’re trying to be friendly about this and not beg…. but there are only two weeks to go and we really need your help to make this happen, so….

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