Boston College Athletics
From the Desk of the AD: Investing in the Future
May 26, 2015 | Boston College Athletics
People work hard for what they earn and when we look for ways to invest, we seek ways that are experientially, psychologically and/or physiologically rewarding.
Some of us invest in products or companies we trust so we see a return on our investment that provides us with experientially beneficial opportunities. Others invest in charities and causes we believe are making a difference in the world or contribute toward a foundation that is very personal such as the American Cancer Society or Special Olympics or the Pete Frates #3 Fund. Still others invest in health, fitness, recreation and physical conditioning for themselves or others.
In many ways, your investment in Boston College and Boston College Athletics is an investment in all three areas - financial or experiential; psychological and physiological.
This is the final week of our fiscal calendar and, therefore, the final week of our 2014-15 annual giving cycle that impacts our future investments in the formation of our students. We are extremely grateful for the thousands of people who contribute to our program and University.
We have the privilege of seeing the results of those contributions daily as these young prospects come to The Heights naïve, yet bursting with potential, and graduate four years later as champions in scholarship, athleticism, service and leadership.
A gift to Boston College Athletics is an investment in future doctors, teachers, nurses, lawyers, CEOs, coaches, chemists, entrepreneurs and leaders who will acquire a set of skills that allow them to make a difference in the world.
A pledge to Boston College Athletics is an investment in future servers who leave the endeavors they engage better than when discovered.
A commitment to Boston College Athletics is an investment in maximizing student formation in meaningful ways through rigorous intellectual instruction merged with demanding athletic curriculum, encompassed under the umbrella of a Jesuit educational ideology.
And your investment satisfies all three categories! Flynn Fund membership comes with experiential opportunities that range from preferred parking to special events with coaches and students. Giving to Boston College Athletics is psychologically rewarding as an investment in human resources, future leaders and difference-makers. Finally - and obviously - financial commitments to our programs serve as catalysts to students' acquisition of knowledge, skills and experiences through physiological activities that contribute to extraordinary individuals fully prepared to facilitate the values acquired at Boston College in others who then facilitate those values in still others, and others.
This week marks the final days of our fundraising-with-a-purpose: student formation. Sure, there is a very strong element of fundraising that is financially focused: without your gifts we would not be able to maximize student development in meaningful ways that align with our Jesuit values.
But if you believe in building champions in all aspects of life; if you believe in a model of intercollegiate athletics grounded in intellectual engagement simultaneous to a service commitment and athletic distinction; if you believe in not compromising values or that winning with integrity is important; if you believe in the holistic formation of student leaders who make future endeavors better than discovered, then Boston College Athletics is a noble and worthy investment in our future.
Thank YOU!
You can donate online now to the Flynn Fund, or call them at 617-552-0772.
