{"id":2919,"date":"2020-01-27T08:46:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2020-01-27T08:46:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:46:32","slug":"help-us-end-the-donor-challenge-with-a-big-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2020\/01\/27\/help-us-end-the-donor-challenge-with-a-big-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us end the Donor Challenge with a big win!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2920 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2020\/01\/DetroitMercy_OU_Challenge_2020.jpg?resize=800%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grizz and Tommy face off on an announcement that says The Final Battle Break the Tie Detroit Mercy vs. Oakland Donor Challenge January 27-31.\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2020\/01\/DetroitMercy_OU_Challenge_2020.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2020\/01\/DetroitMercy_OU_Challenge_2020.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2020\/01\/DetroitMercy_OU_Challenge_2020.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2020\/01\/DetroitMercy_OU_Challenge_2020.jpg?resize=476%2C250&amp;ssl=1 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Detroit Mercy will once again face off against Oakland University for the Detroit Mercy vs. OU Donor Challenge, which is going on now through Friday, Jan. 31. This is the final donor challenge in this series, which is tied 2-2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">The winner is determined based on the number of donors during the competition time line and will be announced during the Detroit Mercy\/Oakland University men\u2019s basketball game on Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. The losing school\u2019s mascot must wear the winning team\u2019s mascot at the game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">Detroit Mercy won the first and third challenge in 2016 and 2018, and OU came out on top on the final day to win in 2017 and 2019. That\u2019s why this year\u2019s theme is \u201cBreak The Tie.\u201d Detroit Mercy is running several crowdfunding campaigns and a special Day of Giving in conjunction with the challenge to help donors direct their gifts to projects or programs that are most meaningful to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">\u201cI\u2019m really hoping to see our students and alumni rally and show their Titan pride this year and be victorious in this final year of the donor challenge,\u201d said Judy Wernette, director of Annual Giving at Detroit Mercy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">To learn more about the Detroit Mercy vs. OU Donor Challenge, please visit\u00a0<a style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #a6093d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/beatou\">http:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/beatou<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">You can also make your donation directly at\u00a0<a style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #a6093d\" href=\"https:\/\/community.udmercy.edu\/donate\">https:\/\/community.udmercy.edu\/donate<\/a>\u00a0starting Monday, Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">For additional information, please call 313-993-1250.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Mercy will once again face off against Oakland University for the Detroit Mercy vs. OU Donor Challenge, which is going on now through Friday, Jan. 31. 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