Woods Giving Day 2025
Join us in our efforts to secure 1,200 unique donors and raise $1,000,000 in 24 hours on Feb 4, 2025. You can show your love for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College by investing in the future lives of students. All gifts make a difference, no matter the size. Invite your classmates, other alumni, friends and family to help us reach our goal today.
Challenges
Full list of challenges coming soon!
Incentives
Give $50 or more to receive a pair of limited edition WGD-X socks sponsored by Bright Ideas in Broad Ripple. 2025 design coming soon!
Areas of Greatest Need
Woods Fund
When you make a gift to the Woods Fund, it joins with the gifts of thousands of other alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends to make a real difference here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Student Financial Assistance
The available scholarships are one of the main reasons students choose to attend SMWC. Help make it possible for students to continue to have that opportunity.
WGD FAQs
What is Woods Giving Day (WGD)?
Woods Giving Day (WGD) is an annual, daylong fundraising event that typically takes place in February. For 24 hours, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students come together to Aspire Higher. Through this day of giving, The Woods is able to provide scholarships to deserving students, make necessary updates and renovations to historic buildings on campus, enhance current academic programs and help bring new ones to SMWC, improve technology, expand Pomeroy Athletics, and much more. In short, it’s a day where generations of Pomeroys come together to make a difference in the lives of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College students.
Why should I participate and give on WGD?
By giving a gift, on Woods Giving Day, your gift is making a greater impact. Thanks to generous alumni and community partners who are sponsoring challenges, gifts made on Woods Giving Day can potentially double! And your gift doesn’t provide just financial support to SMWC – it encourages current students by showing them that Pomeroys keep investing and believing in them every step of the way.
Where can I give to make the most impact right now?
Every gift makes a difference in the lives of SMWC students. If you’d like your gift to make the largest impact, you can direct your gift to the Woods Fund. It is the simplest and most important way for you to ensure SMWC is able to provide an educational experience that is both exceptional and affordable. Gifts to the Woods Fund offset current operating costs and touch every corner of campus, providing funding for student scholarships, facility enhancements, faculty and staff enrichment, technology advancements, support for student services, athletics and more. Whether large or small, there is always a place for your gift.
Can my donation count towards more than one challenge?
Yes!
Whom do I contact with additional questions?
The Office of Advancement is happy to help! If you need further assistance or information, please contact our office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, toll-free at 888-769-0013, or email your questions to advancement@smwc.edu.
