From IHRSA 2023: Life Fitness Presents Augie's Quest With $500K Gift

Mar 22, 2023

It was a memorable second day at the IHRSA 2023 show in San Diego, as Life Fitness presented Augie's Quest with a $500,000 donation to aid in the organization's mission to find a cure for ALS.

Life Fitness CEO Paul Stoneham presented the gift to Augie Nieto's wife, Lynne, before a crowd that packed Life Fitness' booth on the expo floor.

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Fundraising Friday: $23M Estate Gift to Fund Wilmington College Athletic Center, Indoor Track

Wilmington College in Ohio has announced the largest gift in its 155-year history — $23 million from the estate of former women's basketball coach and accounting professor Jerry Scheve.

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Fundraising Friday: New Haven, Fresno State Secure Seven-Figure Gifts

The University of New Haven announced Monday a transformational $5 million gift from alum and longtime benefactor Jeffery Hazell, marking the single-largest individual contribution to Chargers athletics.

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Pickleball Lines Threaten USTA Grant Funding for Tennis Court Project

Officials in Hamden, Conn., are in negotiations with the United States Tennis Association over grant money that could help fund the overhaul of worn-out courts in the community.

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Fundraising Friday: Donors Take $26M Plunge for Cal Men's Aquatics

The University of California announced July 1 that men’s water polo and men’s swimming and diving have become the fourth and fifth Golden Bears sports to become fully endowed thanks to a $26 million gift from alumni and longtime Cal supporters Ned and Carol Spieker.

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Fundraising Friday: Family Donates $6M to Michigan Football Program

The University of Michigan athletic department announced Thursday a $6 million gift from Matthew and Nicole Lester in support of capital costs associated with the newly renovated and expanded football locker room in Schembechler Hall.

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Fundraising Friday: Virginia Announces Another Seven-Figure Donation

Tim Smith, a 1990 University of Virginia graduate, and his wife Jennifer have pledged $5.5 million to UVA, including $4 million for athletics.

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The University of Virginia and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced June 6 that it had secured a $5 million commitment to Virginia Athletics from the family of "record-breaking running back, lacrosse player, longtime radio analyst, mentor, philanthropist and community pillar" Frank J. Quayle III.

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Florida High School Dissolves Athletics Booster Association, Creates Internal Booster Entity

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