Hello everyone!

We are happy to announce that there is a new version of The Gift That Grows brochure. There are a few notes that come with this update:

• This is an electronic document only, there will be no hard copies handed out or printed
• The Gift That Grows brochure is located and has been uploaded under the Gift Management Process tab on the UR intranet
• All gift agreement templates have been updated to reflect this new version
• For any new endowment gift agreement, please refer to and use this new copy when sending the gift agreement and brochure to your benefactor

Thank you so much for your cooperation and we hope this new version is useful and informative for all parties involved. Thank you also to everyone that reviewed the brochure and provided feedback, we are very excited to finally roll out the 2021 version!

If you have any questions about location, utilization, or anything else, please contact Katherine Cinninger or Matt Rombalski.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14R0ZXdBoDWz9BUJHuTSvxJqU3mHB5f5V/view?usp=sharing

We’re happy to report that Simon Edward Olivier arrived in the afternoon on Thursday, October 21, weighing in at 9lbs and 19.25” long. Caitlin and Simon are home and doing well, and big brother Benen could not be more proud!

UR team-

I just wanted to share a bit of news with you from ND Facilities and Business Furnishings. For anyone who was around and worked with Business Furnishings installations, you likely had the opportunity to work with Gus Jaramillo. Gus was the lead installer assigned to the Notre Dame account and was on campus nearly every day.

In late September Gus, contracted COVID and ended up in the hospital. About two weeks ago he was placed in an induced coma and was put on a ventilator. Sadly, we learned that Gus passed away last night.

Gus was 41 years old with a wife and two daughters. He was so proud of his oldest daughter who started at St. Mary’s this past year. His younger daughter is still in high school. Please keep his family and the Business Furnishings family in your thoughts and prayers. As you can imagine they are all devastated.

I received this note from the Facilities interiors team, “Gus was an integral part of the success of our many, many projects across campus; both large and small. He was energetic, pleasant, and helpful. A real joy to work with. He would do anything we asked of him and was always the first to take overtime on a project to support getting the work done on time or early. He will be missed greatly and his absence will be felt for a long time.”

For me personally, Gus was a phenomenal person and will be greatly missed. For our recent ESC reconfiguration, he was definitely the person that made everything happen. He always had a smile and wanted to do whatever he could to make the project a success I was honored to have known him

Business Furnishings has set up a Gofundme account for Gus’ family. If you are so inclined to donate the link is below:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-the-family-of-gus-jaramillo

Please keep Gus and his family in your prayers
Lana

We are excited to host our Shake Down the Thunder! Tailgate for our giving society members this weekend! Please find a list of registrants with fundraisers here.

This week, the tailgate will be located on the Irish Green, just to the west of the Development tailgate. It will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Donor Experience team at donorexperience@nd.edu or 574-631-5198.

Please join me in welcoming our newest CFR team member, Dr. Kara Primmer, who started with Development on October 18 as a Director of Foundation Relations reporting to FR Senior Director Amanda Retartha. Kara comes to our department from Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative where she was the Program Director. Prior to that role, Kara served as a Research Technology Program Director and Grants Program Manager for Notre Dame Research. Kara earned her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology at Notre Dame. We are grateful that Kara has brought her technical expertise, grant experience, and campus relationships to the CFR team, and she is excited to be joining University Relations.

-Michelle Joyce

Please join me in welcoming Sara Kassen back to Development as our new director for stewardship communications. Sara is excited to return to her work family, as she was previously part of the Stewardship & Donor Relations team from 2007-16. During that time she was involved in acknowledgments, reports, financial aid stewardship, public recognition, and events. Most recently, she split her time between freelance communications consulting and stay-at-home mom activities. Sara has a knack for editing, loves creative communication pieces, and is excited to call upon her days in broadcasting to help further connect benefactors to the mission of Notre Dame. She and her husband, Sean, live in Granger with daughters Lydia (12) and Neve (10) and a gigantic dog named Nebula. Sara joins us on Monday, October 25.

In Notre Dame,

Katherine Lane

Dear UR,

It is our distinct pleasure to bring Megan Hale to the role of Development Coordinator (DC) reporting to Angie Dennig, effective October 18, 2021. Megan’s professional background includes multiple customer service roles in the healthcare industry. Most recently, she worked as a sales consultant for Rodan and Fields. Megan hails from Boston, Massachusetts and has lived in Granger for the past nine years. She is the proud mother of three children: Jack (11), Brady (9), and Savannah (6). Megan volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and loves the outdoors. Megan is looking forward to meeting many new colleagues at the upcoming USC Development tailgate, so please stop and say hello!

Sincerely,

Angie and Lori

The October Matching Gift Email was sent Tuesday, October 19, to this list of assigned entities who work for matching gift companies, have made a gift since July 1, and as of October 13 have not yet matched their gift. These gifts represent over $337K in potential matches.

Please note that individuals on the second tab of the excel file (“Fundraiser Outreach”) have not received the matching gift email message (all gifts exceeding $25,000) but may be eligible to match their gifts totaling over $872K. You are encouraged to reach out to your assigned benefactors directly to discuss the details and answer questions related to the matching gift process.

If you have any questions regarding this matching gift communication, please reach out to Leslie Curry.

We are excited to host our Shake Down the Thunder! Tailgate for our giving society members this weekend! Please find a list of registrants with fundraisers here.

This week, the tailgate will be located on the Irish Green, just to the west of the Development tailgate. It will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Donor Experience team at donorexperience@nd.edu or 574-631-5198.

It is with great joy that we share that Amanda and Jonathan Retartha’s little girl, Tessa Jane, was born on October 13 at 5 lbs 4 oz and 16.5 inches long. Congratulations to Amanda and Jonathan and warm wishes for much happiness for this beautiful family!

-The Corporate and Foundation Relations team