Day of Giving 2021

We asked you to show the world how the Hawken community can come together, to celebrate what unites us over miles and years, and to keep bright our mission and values. You answered!

Your overwhelming response has once again made us incredibly grateful and proud to be able to say that #WeAreHawken.

For everything you have done and continue to do to support Hawken: Thank you. 

Much of today’s activity is happening online, but we’ve been having fun on our campuses too! 

You can stream the feel-good playlist we enjoyed during carpool here.

WOW! A huge thank you to everyone who has participated today! We have sure felt the energy and enthusiasm around Hawken’s mission. 

Tom Murphy ’89 is so inspired by the enthusiasm of the Hawken community that he has offered a super bonus challenge. If we reach a stretch goal of 1,150 donors by midnight, he will give $25,000.

It’s not too late to give. Who will be inspired next?

Is this your first year as a member of Hawken’s faculty or staff? 

Today, an anonymous colleague is giving $5 for every gift from new employees.

"This is my 10th year working at Hawken. When we say “We Are Hawken,” that includes employees like you and me. I believe in the mission of Hawken School and I know we have an impact on the students we serve. Today, I’m matching $5 for every new employee who participates in the Hawken Fund. I hope you’ll join me in giving!"

- Anonymous member of Hawken's staff

Calling all alumni from the past 20 years! 

An anonymous donor from the class of 2001 is giving $100 for every donor spanning the years 2001 to 2021!

"As an alum and as parents, we support Hawken because not only is it an outstanding school academically, but also because of the values that have set the school apart throughout its history. Our children are learning the same values of respect for others and openness to new ideas that shaped my Hawken education. With your support, the school will be able to empower more young minds with both sharp intellectual skills and these important values."

- Anonymous matching donor, young alum & Lower School family

If we can reach a total of 850 donors, Russ ’64 & Connie Lincoln will give $50,000!

"Our family is now in its fourth generation at Hawken. We have seen, over nearly 90 years, the powerful impact the School and its faculty have had on members of our family. The School motto of “each generation introducing its successor to a higher plane of life” resonates with us and we hope you as well. Let’s do this…let’s introduce the current generation of students to a higher plane of life."

- Russ ’64 & Connie Lincoln

If we can reach a total of 650 donors by 1:00 PM, Bill Ruple ’65 will give $25,000!

"I am pleased to participate in Hawken's first Day of Giving by offering this $25,000 challenge. Hawken played an important role in building a foundation that would serve me throughout my life. Now, decades later and with grandchildren at the School, I am watching as the faculty continue to mold students into leaders of the future. It's important that the Hawken community to do its part. Parents, grandparents, and alumni…won't you join me today? Go Hawks!"

- Bill Ruple ’65 

Steve '84 & Ellen Ross and Scot & Traci Rourke will give $22,000 if 100 families from the class of 2022 make a gift today. 

Thank you to Hawken’s Board of Trustees for 100% participation in the 2021-2022 Hawken Fund! 

If we can reach a total of 400 donors by 11:00 AM, an anonymous Middle School family will give $10,000!

Thank you to the many members of our community who made a commitment to the 2021-2022 Hawken Fund before the Day of Giving. Gifts and pledges made early in the year help Hawken make thoughtful decisions about the budget. An honor roll of the 2021-2022 Hawken Fund’s earliest donors can be found here.

If we can reach a total of 300 donors by 9 AM, Artie Haynes '86 & Joi Edwards-Haynes will give $5,000.

“Joi and I are excited to participate in the launch of Hawken's Day of Giving by offering this $5,000 challenge. Hawken played an important role in building a foundation that would serves me throughout my life both personally and professionally. It's important to us to do our part to ensure that this incredible institution continues to have the resources needed to build solid foundations for generations to come.

To all my alumni friends from every class, won't you join Joi and I today? Together we can make certain that Hawken remains a premier educational institution. Thank you!!!”

- Artie Haynes ’86 

Help us spread the word! Throughout today, multiple Day of Giving sponsors will be offering challenges and matches totaling nearly $150,000. That’s a LOT of bang for your buck!