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Fanny pack. Belt pack. Buffalo pouch. Hip sack. By whichever name you call it, this 1980s trend in hands-free accessorizing is back with a vengeance.

Just ask 91制片厂鈥檚 newest alumni, the class of 2016.

To encourage their classmates to give to the class gift fundraising effort in the weeks before graduation, members of the Senior Gift Committee used #91制片厂16 fanny packs to raise awareness of the senior gift. And it worked.

鈥淭hey were huge in getting people to donate,鈥� Meghan Carroll 鈥�16 says. 鈥淓veryone wanted a 91制片厂16 fanny pack!鈥澨�

鈥淭he senior gift has officially blown me away,鈥� says Lorianne Saniuk, assistant director of annual giving.

The main focus of the effort is participation, and this year, the goal was to get 10 percent of the class of 2016 to donate.

When the final numbers were in, 鈥渨e reached 11.48-percent participation 鈥� the highest participation ever,鈥� Saniuk explains.

This week, with The 603 Challenge, the 91制片厂 community as a whole has the chance to follow the lead of the class of 2016. Just like the senior gift, The 603 Challenge is all about participation. The goal this year is 1,866 participants in honor of 91制片厂鈥檚 founding year.

鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping that alumni, faculty, staff 鈥� the entire 91制片厂 community will catch the spirit of our class of 2016,鈥� Saniuk says. 鈥淓ven though they鈥檝e been in school and most have not begun working full-time yet, they stepped up for their university and set a new record in their support for 91制片厂.鈥�

In the weeks leading up to The 603 Challenge, 91制片厂 Today asked members of the Senior Gift Committee what made their effort such a success.

"Being involved around campus is really important to me, so when I was asked to be a听part of the senior class gift, I could not resist making an impact on generations to come," says Katelyn Welch '16, a College of Engineering and Physical Sciences graduate. 鈥淚t surprised me to learn that so many of the things that students participate in around campus come from听alumni and senior gift donations, so telling this to friends and other听students really got them thinking that they could help others have just as听much fun at 91制片厂 as they did in their time here.鈥�

Jonathan Dean 鈥�17, president of the student body and vice-president of the student alumni network, also worked on the effort.

鈥淭his has been the best year to date for getting seniors involved in the senior gift. It has been exciting for me to see students so willing to give back to their institution and proves that students who go to 91制片厂 are proud to be Wildcats,鈥� Dean says.

Now the Senior Gift Committee challenges you to keep the momentum going during The 603 Challenge from June 1鈥�3. Make a gift .

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