Why support the Bearcat Bands?
Inspired by the Marching Band's 65+ year traditional CHARGE! down the Nippert Stadium steps at home football games, Charge into the Next Century is the Bearcat Bands' initiative to put a quality instrument in the hands of every band member.
Our goals are to:
1. REPLACE: provide quality instruments that all look and sound alike for every student in the Band.
2. REPAIR: allow for additional instrument purchases to accommodate the growth and popularity of the band.
3. ENDOW: establish a fund for ongoing instrument maintenance and repair.
Many students in the band program currently use their personal instruments in all-weather situations. Rain, for example, can do considerable damage to a woodwind instrument. In addition, a good number of instruments in our school-owned inventory are very depreciated and even irreparable.
Our supportive fans, family, and friends are helping us to purchase and maintain new instruments meaning that we will no longer have to burden students with this substantial expense, and we will not have to turn students away who do not have their own instrument. Further, the uniformity of sound and appearance resulting from the consistent use of high-quality instruments will be transformative.
Double your impact with a UC Day of Giving Match
All gifts to The Charge into the Next Century Instrument Fund will be matched up to $5,000 by Rebecca Costello. The Charge into the Next Century Instrument Fund is the Bearcat Bands’ initiative to put a quality instrument in the hands of every member.
UC and UC Health employees can give via payroll deduction today.
Because of your generosity, we raised more than $2,470,000 from 3,800+ gifts in another record-breaking UC Day of Giving! You proved once again that it’s a remarkable time to be a Bearcat!
Thanks to everyone who accepted the challenge, Bearcats will be powering new markets and industries, transforming ideas into impact, and improving the way we live, work and learn now.
A special thank you to our 250+ Ambassadors we had more than $35,000 raised from 770+ gifts.
From all of us at the University of Cincinnati Foundation, thank you for your support!
#BearcatsGive.
Whew, what an amazing 24 hours, Bearcats! The Final Countdown Challenge has just ended, and the prize goes to the Charge into the Next Century Instrument Fund! The fund will receive an award of $1,000.
Rank | State | Gifts |
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1 | OH | 172 |
2 | WV | 6 |
3 | PA | 3 |