Sign waving for UH Giving Day on April 9

MEDIA ADVISORY

Students, staff and faculty to wave signs on Giving Day.

Help UH grad students affected by federal funding freeze.

Commencement ceremony at Leeward Community College.

What: Sign waving by University of Hawaiʻi Foundation and UH students and staff to draw awareness to its Giving Day, a 24-hour online fundraising event uniting alumni, donors and the community, in support of UH students and programs

When: Tuesday, April 9, from 7 to 8 a.m.

Where:  The corner University Ave. and Dole St. at the UH Mānoa John Henry Wise Field.

Why: UH Giving Day is an opportunity for the community to make a lasting impact by contributing gifts of any size to initiatives that advance education, innovation and student success in Hawai‘i. 

Media Opportunities:

• Sign waving by UH students, faculty and staff
• Interviews with UH students and UH Foundation staff

FOR UH • FOR HAWAIʻI, the Campaign for the University of Hawaiʻi, is focused on raising funds to support UH priorities on all 10 campuses across the state: student success; research that matters; kuleana to Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi; sustainability, resilience and conservation; innovation and entrepreneurship; building Hawaiʻi’s workforce; and engaging our community. Learn more at uhfoundation.org/4UH4HI. 

The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i’s aspirations by raising philanthropic