Our Crowdfunding Groups
Hello wonderful donors and supporters!
I have been holding back this surprise for a number of weeks and I have been so excited to let you, our donors and supporters, know about the final results of our campaign.
Thanks to Laura VanGundy of OU Development Thousandsstrong.ou.edu and David Goodspeed of OU IT we have received 4 Surface Pro Hybrid Laptops for our students. We are so thankful for their generosity and our efforts will go to outfitting these laptops for our students with the programs and accessories they need to excel in college.
Our recipients will be chosen by a combination of their scholarship and their current plans to attend a four-year program in the Fall of 2016. We already have some great prospects and we will send more pictures when we have our big Laptop Party later on this month.
Keep an eye on our Twitter at #SoonerUB and at https://www.facebook.com/groups/soonerupwardbound for updates on our activities this summer.
Again, we thank you for your support in our first campaign. We appreciate your care and attention to the Sooner Upward Bound students and your faith in our program. Have a wonderful summer!
Sincerely,
Amy Mireault
Thank you so much for your support. I just wanted to introduce you to Nate Bullock, one of our students benefiting from this endeavor. Nate was recently featured on the front page of the Oklahoman last week and was the graduation speaker for his class in which he did a wonderful job.
http://newsok.com/multimedia/video/4911380735001
It is a wonderful act for each of you to offer your support and I want you to know that we respect and admire you for taking just a little time to donate to this cause.
We are still hoping people will get the idea that making small donations works out to a big donation for SUB. Please pass this idea around; we need to keep this dream alive!
In one week our Seniors at Sooner Upward Bound graduate from High School and we will be there.
In four weeks our Summer Academy begins. 50 young people from Oklahoma City will come to OU and begin the adventure of a lifetime.
We are hoping for the best and hoping our students get a wonderful graduation gift!
We are looking for organizations motivated to donate. One of our hopes is that at the end of this year student groups will consider donating their surplus budgets to Sooner Upward Bound.
We also hope to get in contact with Upward Bound alumni and make vital connections through our local networks.
Anyway you can share our cause is one step closer to our goal!
Thank you donors for your first gifts of support!
We've got a long haul ahead of us, so if you know any organizations that are looking for a cause to support, please, send them our info.
In the coming weeks I am going to profile many of the seniors you will be helping toward college success.
Here are some of our most recent students in action.
Please share!
Every penny counts and $25 dollars is just one more step towards a new laptop for a deserving Sooner Upward Bound student. Our students work hard toward excellence and a laptop is a tool for success.
$50 will contribute to helping a super Sooner Upward Bound student reach their goal of college success and fund nearly 10% of a laptop for a Senior. Every dollar counts toward a super student's success!
This will buy nearly 25% of a laptop for a Sooner Upward Bound student. Every penny counts and every penny goes toward one Sooner Upward Bound student having one more tool to help with their college success.
$225 dollars will buy 50% of a laptop or an entire Chromebook for a Sooner Upward Bound Senior. Make a difference in a deserving student's college career by giving them the tools to excel!
With a donation of $450 dollars you will buy an entire laptop for one Sooner Upward Bound Senior or two Chromebooks. We are working with the University of Oklahoma IT Store to get the best possible computers for the best possible prices. These computers will feature the tools for students to make high-quality video presentations, network with their colleagues and professors, do homework, print homework, and communicate effectively as professional students. This is great way to effect one ambitious student's life and their success.
$1000 buys 2+ laptops or 5 Chromebooks for a deserving Sooner Upward Bound student. We are working with the University of Oklahoma IT Store to find the best value and best quality laptops for our students. Your contribution will make two plus students the proud owners of a laptop that will enable them to perform at par with their colleagues, network with professors, manage their college careers, and create captivating presentations and homework. Thank you for your support!
Your gift of $2500 will buy five plus laptops or 12 Chromebooks for deserving Sooner Upward Bound students. This is the ultimate gift for a deserve, high-achieving student. Our students have lived through many trials and tribulations and a laptop is a tool to help them success alongside their colleagues in the competitive environment of higher education. We are working hard with the IT Store at OU to provide the highest quality laptops for the greatest effect and value. Thank you for your contribution!
