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Results for the 2017 Alumni Charity Challenge are in!

The combined total of food raised by all Richmond area Alumni Associations at the 5th Annual Alumni Charity Challenge was 48,355 pounds!
Congratulations to the in-state winner VCU raising 12,454 pounds of canned goods, out-of-state winner Michigan raising 4,886 pounds of canned goods, and small school winner William & Mary raising 3,185 pounds of canned goods.
Rounding out the top two in-state schools are George Mason at 4,013 pounds and Virginia Tech at 3,445 pounds. Rounding out the top two out-of-state schools are Penn State at 4,860 pounds and Wisconsin at 1,565 pounds.
83% of the food total overall was by online donations $8160 = 40,080 lbs.  An additional 8275 lbs of food was collected at the event.
#MasonNation, #MasonAlumni, and #MasonRVA finish 2nd in state and 4th overall!  MasonRVA thanks all Mason Alumni that donated online and came out to the event.

How can I get a MasonRVA t-shirt?

There are three (3) ways to get your free MasonRVA T-Shirt*:

1. Be a Mason student from the Richmond Metro area attending George Mason University.  Send an email from you student email account w/ the year you plan to graduate and your home address to freetshirt@masonrva.com and we will ship the t-shirt to your home in 2-3 weeks.

2. Subscribe to the MasonRVA blog to reserve your free t-shirt (include you size in the comments) and attend a MasonRVA event to pickup it up.

3. Donate $25 or more online to any Mason Fund and email proof of your donation with your mailing address to: freetshirt@masonrva.com.  We will ship your free t-shirt to your mailing address in 2-3 weeks.

The supply of free t-shirts is limited, so don’t wait too long to take action! (or you will have to wait for the next batch)

* Limit one (1) per individual.

FREE T-SHIRT! $1 = 4.8 lbs of food to FeedMore!

#MASONNATION!  CLICK HERE to donate $10 or more online to FeedMore (Central Virginia Food Bank) and help #MasonRVA alumni beat VCU alumni at home (and 27 other alumni associations) for the 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge.

Forward your FeedMore donation receipt to freetshirt@masonrva.com and get a FREE MasonRVA t-shirt.

Donations for the challenge will be accepted through September 20, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

MasonRVA’s goal is to raise 5000 pounds of food ($1042) and all donations will be matched up to $500.

And if you happen to live or be in Richmond Virginia between 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 stop by and visit MasonRVA and fellow alumni @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.  We will be accepting food donations, as well as, have a laptop onsite so you can donate online.

We will have MasonRVA t-shirts as well!

GO MASON!

BEAT VCU! $1 = 4.8 lbs of food to FeedMore!

#MASONNATION!  CLICK HERE to donate $10 or more online to FeedMore (Central Virginia Food Bank) and help #MasonRVA alumni beat VCU alumni at home (and 27 other alumni associations) for the 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge.

Donations for the challenge will be accepted through September 20, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

MasonRVA’s goal is to raise 5000 pounds of food ($1042) and all donations will be matched up to $500.

And if you happen to live or be in Richmond Virginia between 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 stop by and visit MasonRVA and fellow alumni @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.  We will be accepting food donations, as well as, have a laptop onsite so you can donate online.

GO MASON!

Beat VCU! Bring cans or donate online and the Central Virginia Food Bank Wins!

Alumni Charity Challenge - Wednesday, September 20 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

Alumni Charity Challenge – Wednesday, September 20 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

This is 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge and VCU is doing more than a little smack talking (see t-shirt above).   Mason Alumni embarrassed VCU alumni in 2013 and 2014 on their own turf in Richmond (RVA) by donating nearly twice as much food as all other local alumni chapters combined.  This year VCU alumni want break the 2-2 tie with George Mason and claim the “BEST TEAM” trophy for the 3rd year in a row.  Obviously Mason alumn cannot let that happen.

Help Mason this year by bringing non-perishable donations to Hardywood Brewing from 5:30-8:30pm.  The good news is that for the first time if you cannot bring food to the event, you can donate online until 11:59pm September 20 and help Mason Alumni in Richmond BEAT VCU!  Even our alumni friends in NOVA and beyond can help out!

And while you in the giving mood, take a few minutes to visit Give Mason page and make your annual donation of $25 or more (great habit to get into like changing your batteries in your fire detectors when we change our clocks an hour to spring forward or fall back).

And you do not have to register to attend the event, but we would love to know you are coming!

Looking forward to seeing you on September 20th and with your help, lets BEAT VCU! (and the Hokies, Wahoos, Dukes, Tribe, etc.)

With Patriot Pride,

Rob.