2005-06 Summary of Giving

It has been incredibly satisfying to serve as chair of the Lafayette Annual Fund since 2003-04 and report to you each winter on our ambitious goals and on the areas in which we have made significant progress.

In my message last January, I referenced our long-term goal of achieving more than $6 million in gifts to the Annual Fund. A year later, I am pleased to announce that in 2005-06 we surpassed $6 million. Thank you!  That success has given us the confidence to set our sights on $6.25 million for 2006-07.

We are also encouraged by our progress in the area of alumni participation. Although there is still a very long way to go, during 2005-06 the College received the most gifts ever from alumni, and the participation rate improved from 40% to 41%. Given the excitement associated with the Fleck Consistent Giving Society, which was officially launched at Reunion, and the Griffith Consistent Giver Match, which targets our younger alumni, I remain very optimistic that we will reach the 50% level of alumni participation by 2009-10.

If you made a gift last year, I hope we can continue to count on your support. And if you are not listed among our donors for 2005-06, I hope you will begin a new pattern of consistent giving this year.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for helping to make my term as chair so enjoyable. I look forward to continuing to work with you to make our college the finest institution it can be.

Remember: Every Gift matters, Every Year!

Susan Barnes Carras ’76
Chair
2006-07  Lafayette College Annual Fund

Every effort has been made to make this report as accurate as possible. If your name has been omitted, misspelled, or misplaced, we sincerely apologize. Please let us know if there is an error by contacting: Development and College Relations, Lafayette College, 307 Markle Hall, Easton, PA 18042-1774 or email: reillym@lafayette.edu.

Marquis Society Donors

Gifts From Parents and Grandparents

Gifts From Friends

Class Donors 1924-2006

Estate Planned Giving

Gifts To Endowment

Gifts From Other Sources

Special Gifts