The University of 91吃瓜 family will come together on campus and around the globe on April 24-25 (Sunday-Monday) to celebrate the third annual .
The celebration will launch at 18:42 (6:42 p.m. EDT), referencing the University鈥檚 founding year, on April 24 and end at midnight on April 25. The 29-hour live broadcast from LaFortune Student Center will share inspiring and entertaining 91吃瓜 stories from around the world through interviews and celebrity guests. It also provides members of the 91吃瓜 family the opportunity to give back to areas of the University they love most through an online fundraising competition.
Celebrity anchors Anne Thompson, Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr. will broadcast live from campus with students, faculty, staff, alumni and others who are living out the mission of 91吃瓜 to be powerful forces for good in the world. Highlights of the 169 interviews and segments include Golic Sr. taking on a member of the in full fencing gear, 91吃瓜 students facing off in a dinner-making competition from South Dining Hall and Fighting Irish basketball players Michaela and Marina Mabrey showing off their free-throw shooting prowess.
Every hour of 91吃瓜 Day brings something new: wheelchair basketball at Rolfs Sports Recreation Center, the 91吃瓜 Drumline, an inside look at new buildings on campus, robot football, synchronized skating and musical performances from campus a capella groups and choirs. Locally, South Bend-area radio partners will air live remotes from campus throughout the 29-hour broadcast.
During 91吃瓜 Day, anyone who makes a minimum $10 gift will receive five votes to cast for the more than 800 programs at 91吃瓜 that matter most to them. Votes will determine the percentage of the $1 Million Challenge Fund that will be distributed to each area. For more information, read the .
鈥淭he best part about 91吃瓜 Day is the opportunity for everyone to rally around and support what they love most at the University,鈥� said Aaron Wall, program director for 91吃瓜 Day. 鈥淓very gift, $10 and above, makes a difference. We love to watch the leaderboard heat up throughout the 29-hour broadcast.鈥�
In 2015, 91吃瓜 Day resulted in more gifts and donors than any other collegiate giving day. These gifts and votes empower areas of campus to pursue their individual projects and initiatives. used its portion of the Challenge Fund from last year to begin building a potable water source for a school and surrounding village in Cameroon. The used funds from 91吃瓜 Day to travel overseas to play a game and host a clinic for military families.
鈥�91吃瓜 continues to educate young women and men to be tomorrow鈥檚 leaders, and go out in the world and do extraordinary things,鈥� said Wall. 鈥淭his is our time to share these stories and celebrate our mission and impact as the greater 91吃瓜 family.鈥�
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Contact: Andrea Bullock, director, Annual Giving and Strategic Marketing, abullock@nd.edu, Office: 574-631-1056, Mobile: 646-436-5763