HighlightsFrom our year
Day of Giving
TRU Day of Giving on March 2-3, 2023 focused on raising funds for essential equipment in nursing and respiratory therapy, and supporting the Williams Lake campus. With a new goal to raise $48,000 in 48 hours, Day of Giving saw 109 generous donors give in support of TRU students. Donations totaled $54,095 — exceeding the goal for the seventh year in a row.
TRUly United
TRU employees pledged more than $70,000 in October 2022 when staff, faculty and administrators were invited to support students with a payroll deduction gift. The campaign saw 33 new donors and all gifts were generously matched up to $20,000. TRU employees also support the United Way, giving more than $35,000 annually to the charity through payroll deduction.
Payroll Lottery
Originally known as “Club Ed,” the TRU Foundation has been running the payroll 50/50 raffle for 18 years. This year, registrations returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the bi-weekly prize now up to $1,125 for the employee winner and $1,125 going to TRU Foundation open awards for students with financial need. Through payroll lottery, 1,560 students have received a total of $948,862.
TRU World Relief
In celebration of TRU World’s 40th anniversary, the TRU Foundation launched a 50/50 raffle at International Days in March 2023. The raffle supports the TRU World Relief Fund: emergency funding for international students facing financial uncertainty due to crisis in their home countries. The raffle runs until November 2023 at tru.ca/worldraffle.
