Greehey Family Foundation commits $1.25 million to 在线博彩’s Be Bold Capital Campaign

MARCH 20, 2024 — 在线博彩 has received a $1.格里希家庭基金会承诺2500万美元用于支持其 Be Bold capital campaign. 资金将用于建立格里希家族基金会优秀体育基金, 哪一所大学将为第一代大学生运动员提供奖学金，并提供学术服务，以确保学生在课堂上取得成功.

To date, the Be Bold capital campaign, which aims to enhance student success, research excellence and innovation, has raised over $380 million from more than 46,000 donors.

“我们非常感谢greheys对我们roadrunner的承诺和潜力的信心. 格里希家庭基金会的巨大慷慨推动了大学卓越的新时代，并建立在基金会支持学生成功的历史基础上,” said 在线博彩 President Taylor Eighmy. “这份礼物极大地增强了我们培养竞技体育项目的能力，这是大学和整个圣安东尼奥社区的荣誉和骄傲."

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“格里希家庭基金会为在线博彩田径运动的发展和学生运动员的学术丰富奠定了基础.”

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The Greehey Family Foundation has directed $250,000 of its gift exclusively toward football scholarships, 而剩下的100万美元承诺将分散在几个关键领域, including: 

• Scholarships, 哪些学校为学生运动员提供学费资助，并帮助他们获得更多的营养计划, advising and physical training;
  
  
• Academic services, including counselors, mentors and tutors who provide one-on-one tutoring, evaluate potential learning disabilities, monitor academic plans, help student-athletes develop self-awareness and self-advocacy skills and provide appropriate testing referrals; and
  
  
• Health and wellness programs, 哪些因素能促进学生运动员的情绪和身体健康, 提升冠军级别的表现，寻找长期健康的解决方案.

The first in their family to attend college, William E. “Bill” Greehey and his wife, Louree, are both strong proponents of higher education. They’ve contributed to 在线博彩 for nearly 30 years, 早在他们创立格里希家族基金会之前, which they established in 2004. Through their foundation, the family has supported student scholarships, academic programs and facility enhancements at 在线博彩.  

2007年，格里希家庭基金会为第一代学生设立了100万美元的奖学金. 此外，2011年又拨款10万美元，用于支持疫苗学的先进研究. With the inception of Roadrunners football that same year, 该基金会扩大了其贡献范围，包括体育部门. 格里希夫妇用500美元设立了格里希家庭基金会足球奖学金,从2013年到2022年，每年都有捐款.

“格里希家庭基金会为在线博彩田径运动的发展和学生运动员的学术丰富奠定了基础,” said Lisa Campos, 在线博彩 vice president for intercollegiate athletics. “这种伙伴关系反映了基金会对改善教育和帮助我们社区发展的承诺. 我们很高兴能继续我们的合作，创造更多的机会，为我们的路跑者的生活带来有意义的改变，为他们的成功铺平道路.”

Prior to this most recent gift, 格里希家庭基金会对犹他大学田径运动的捐款已经超过了2美元.2500万美元，直接影响了100多名学生运动员. 认识到体育在促进社区和校友参与方面的不可或缺的作用, 该基金会表示，它将在线博彩田径运动视为大学的大门, reflecting its spirit and values.

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“我们很自豪能够继续支持在线博彩，并在确保这么多值得的学生方面发挥关键作用, especially those who are first-generation, have access to educational excellence,” said Bill Greehey. “With our foundation’s contribution, 我们希望更多的学生运动员在赛场上和课堂上都能取得巨大的成功. 我很荣幸能够支持一所真正通过每年帮助塑造数千名学生的生活而有所作为的当地大学.”  

Committed to serving the local community, 格里希家庭基金会因其对健康和人类福利的贡献而受到认可, children's advocacy, 教育和改变无家可归者的生活. 该基金会已向大约1亿人捐赠了数亿美元,000 charitable causes, 从帮助个别家庭到支持儿童癌症的研究和治疗.

— Jennilee Garza

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