One Day for UK 2020 has ended! You can still support the University of Kentucky by clicking here!
Athletics
2020 Ev’ry Wildcat Fund

As the world continues to battle with the Covid-19 pandemic, we, here at the University of Kentucky, continue to do our best to provide our student-athletes will all the tools imaginable for them to succeed and grow as athletes, students, and people. As the 2020-21 athletic year quickly approaches, we look forward to watching our student-athletes safely return to activity and compete on their fields of play. Even through these unprecedented times, UK Athletics’ number one priority still remains the same, taking care of our student-athletes, ensuring their education and well-being, and providing opportunities for the future. We continue to fund the scholarships for about 500 student-athletes, including paying for their room and board, tuition, and cost of attendance regardless if they are able to compete this year or not. This is where YOU, the Big Blue Nation, can help us sustain and support the future for our student-athletes and athletics programs.

 

The Ev’ry Wildcat Fund helps support each of our student-athletes for the entire 2020-21 academic year, which includes tuition, room and board, books, full cost of attendance, equipment, academic and student-athlete development services, travel, athlete performance and nutrition, and game day expenses. Within our beloved UK fight song, there is a line that says, “Hold that ball and hit that line, ev’ry Wildcat star will shine." Now, it’s your time to shine. We need your help so that we can continue to provide opportunities for our student-athletes, for our athletic department employees, and for our entire Commonwealth community. With your previous support, our teams have excelled both on and off the court. Four straight bowl games, multiple Final Fours in men’s basketball, a rifle national championship, multiple conference championships throughout our 22 sports, several national performance and academic awards, and even more conference performance and academic awards have come about because YOU help us, day in and day out. We share these victories and department-wide success with you and look forward to many more to come. Go Cats!

 

Athletics Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 KY 12
2 GA 2
3 IL 1
Success!
Large Units Challenge
Congratulations to our #OneDayforUK Large Units Leaderboard Challenge Winners ! College of Engineering came in 1st place with 383 gifts, they will receive an additional $1500; College of Arts & Sciences came in 2nd place with 141 gifts, they will receive an additional $750; and College of Education came in 3rd place with 122 gifts, they will receive an additional $500!
Completed
$500
First Gift of the Day
Congratulations to the winner of our first #OneDayforUK challenge of the day! Michael Turner was our first donor of the day, and he earned an extra $500 toward the Rosenberg College of Law. Congrats, Michael!
1 / 1 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Returning Donor
Congratulations to our returning donor, Shane Fitzpatrick, for winning the Returning Donor #OneDayforUK Challenge! Thanks to them, the College of Health Sciences has earned a bonus $500 gift!
Completed
Success!
Faculty Member Donor
Congratulations to faculty member, Dr. Gregory Vincent, for winning our #OneDayforUK Faculty Member Challenge! He chose to support the College of Education, which now gets an additional $200 gift!
Completed
Success!
First-Time Donor
Congratulations to Tracie Hutchinson for winning the #OneDayforUK First Time Donor Challenge! Thanks to Tracie, the College of Communication and Information will be receiving an extra $300!
Completed
Success!
UK Celebrity
Congratulations to Beth Potter for winning the #OneDayforUK UK Celebrity Challenge! Thanks to her participation, a $300 gift will be given to the Human Development Institute.
Completed
Success!
Dynamic Duo
Congratulations to Sarah Coleman-Hunt for winning the #OneDayforUK Dynamic Duo Challenge! Way to show your UK spirit by highlighting those who mean most to you. Thanks to their participation, a $300 will be given to Lewis Honors College.
Completed
Success!
Student DanceBlue
Congratulations to Nate Pittman and Rheagan Sizemore for winning our DanceBlue Challenge! These two students are #FTK and thanks to them, the DB team they choose will each be receiving $400.
Completed
Success!
Lunch Break
Congratulations to the College of Fine Arts for winning the #OneDayforUK Lunch Break challenge! Our Wildcat family came through (as usual) and showed them lots of love. Thanks to your participation, the College of Fine Arts will receive an extra $500!
Completed
Success!
Creative Wildcat Competition
Congratulations to Lauren Tecau for winning the #OneDayforUK Creative Wildcat Challenge! Thanks to your wildly creative work, $300 will be given to the Alumni Association!
Completed
Success!
Staff Donor
Congratulations to Lauren Greathouse for winning the #OneDayforUK Staff Donor Challenge! Thanks to her generosity and continued Wildcat spirit, an extra $200 will be given to the College of Medicine. We’re so grateful for everything our staff does for UK – we wouldn’t be the same without you!
Completed
Success!
First-Time Donor #2
Congratulations to Sara Zaman for winning the second #OneDayforUK First Time Donor Challenge! It is because of Wildcats like you that we can build on our success here at UK. The Bilal ibn Rabah Scholarship will be receiving an additional $275 today!
Completed
Success!
The Globetrotter
Congratulations to the College of Engineering for winning the #OneDayforUK Globetrotter Challenge! Way to turn the map Kentucky blue. The College of Engineering will be receiving an additional $300! There's still time to make your gift and show the what Kentucky can do!
Completed
Success!
Kentucky Kids & Critters
Congratulations to Amanda Schagane for winning our #OneDayforUK Kids & Critters Challenge! Thanks to this family’s Wildcat pride, the CRISIS Employee Assistance Program will be receiving an additional $500! And thank you to everyone who participated – we loved seeing ALL the members of our #BBN family!
Completed
$1,289
UK Faculty & Staff
In honor of Kentucky Can: The 21st Century Campaign for Kentucky, each gift made by a UK faculty or staff member to any fund will unlock an additional $2.10 to the CRISIS Employee Assistance Program (up to 2100 gifts).
614 / 614 Gifts
Completed
$1,865
1865th Gift
Congratulations to the winner of the #OneDayforUK 1865 Challenge Tabatha Christianson contributed our 1865th gift of the day, and thanks to her, the College of Engineering will receive an extra $1,865!
1,865 / 1,865 Gifts
Completed
Don't forget to share!

Questions? See our FAQ.

Or you can contact us at annualgiving@uky.edu.