Challenge Gifts
Thanks to generous support from donors across the Chico State community, there are a number of challenge gifts to increase your impact and help the causes you care about!
Campaign Challenges
🌄 Ready, Set, Go!
The first gift received after midnight on March 4 will win an extra $500 in support of their cause.
Winner: Board Game Club
🌏 Farthest Gift
The cause that receives the gift that travels the greatest distance to Chico State will receive a bonus $500.
Winner: Speech and Debate with a gift from Cabramatta West, Australia (12,122mi away!)
👨👩👧👦 Family Affair
If three or more family members give on March 4, email givingday@csuchico.edu with your names and cause. The first three confirmed families win $500 for their cause! Congratulations to the Bluett, Jimenez, and Takayama families and their causes (AIME, MESA-MEP, and the Board Game Club)!
🐾 Wildcat Challenge
The Wildcat became Chico's mascot in 1924 by a vote of the student body. Today, the 1,924th donor will unlock an extra $500 for their chosen cause!
Winner: Center for Healthy Communities
📲 Ambassador Challenge
The cause that receives the most gifts via personalized advocate links by 5 p.m. PST on March 5 will earn an additional $1,000 toward their campaign.
Winner: Women's Cross Country
🌒 Last, But Not Least
The last gift received on March 4 will unlock an additional $500 toward their area of support.
Winner: Pi Kappa Delta
🎓 Alumni Donor Challenge
The cause that receives the most alumni donors will earn an additional $500 toward their campaign.
Winner: Men's Cross Country
🧑🏫 Faculty/Staff Donor Challenge
The cause that receives the most faculty/staff donors will earn an additional $500 toward their area of support.
Winner: Dreamer Funds