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2024 UConn Gives Campaign Sets Record For Donations

More than $700,000 was brought in during this year's UConn Gives campaign.

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More than $700,000 was brought in during the UConn Gives campaign.
More than $700,000 was brought in during the UConn Gives campaign. (Chris Dehnel/Patch )

STORRS, CT — The UConn Gives campaign has set a record for gifts pledged to the school.

This year, more than 4,161 students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends, patients and "fans" pledged money to assist wide range of University of Connecticut projects, programs and initiatives to the tune of $794,497.

The 36-hour campaign ran from April 17 and 18. The total is the most money raised in the history of UConn Gives, officials said.

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For the first time, UConn Gives included initiatives for UConn Health, which received $30,255 from 161 donors.

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