CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation have announced what they call “a transformative $3 million anonymous gift to endow scholarships for the UVA Women’s Lacrosse program”.
Virginia Athletics says “with the University’s Bicentennial Scholarship Fund providing a 50% match, the total impact of this historic commitment reaches an extraordinary $4.5 million”.
The gift marks the largest single-sport scholarship endowment commitment to a women’s program in UVA history.
The donor said, “As a proud alumna and former scholarship recipient, I believe deeply in giving back to the program that gave me so much.”
“Whether through mentorship, alumni engagement, or philanthropy, it’s our responsibility and privilege to help sustain the opportunities that built us”, the donor said.
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