Via the Golden Hawks Giving Challenge page, select the team you are seeking to support, enter the required information and follow the prompts to secure your donation.  

Please note, the minimum donation for this Giving Challenge is $5.

Yes! Showing your purple and gold pride by supporting multiple teams is encouraged and appreciated. 

You will only be counted once in each team's donor count. Donor counts may not update automatically, but we will manually adjust donor counts periodically throughout the day to ensure all the teams you support get closer to their goal.

There is $9,000 in additional funding up for grabs, and eight challenges for teams to win these additional funds. 

• Warm Up Challenge: All teams who receive a donation during the early access period will be entered into a draw to win $500. Donations must be received before April 3 to count in the early access period.

• Beat the Clock Challenges: 

  • Early Hawk Gets the Worm: The team who receives the most donations on April 3, 2024 between 7 AM ET and 9 AM ET will receive $500

  • Hawk Hour: The team who receives the most donations on April 3, 2024 between 3 PM ET and 5 PM ET will receive $500

  • Night Hawk: The team who receives the most donations on April 3, 2024 between 7 PM ET and 9 PM ET will receive $500

• Pacesetter Challenge: The first team to reach their donor count goal will win $1000 

• Goal Crusher Challenge: All teams who achieve their donor count goal will be entered into a draw to win $1,000 (three prizes of $1,000 to be awarded)

• Podium Finish Challenges:

  • Top Donor Count: The team who receives the most donations relative to their goal (measured as highest percentage of goal) will receive $1,500

  • Top Dollars Raised: The team who raises the most funds will receive $1,500

With the exception of the podium finish challenges, teams are only eligible to win one giving challenge. If a team wins more than one challenge, they will be awarded the higher value challenge prize, and the lower value challenge prize will be awarded to the next-highest placing team for that challenge. If a team wins two challenges of equal value, they will be awarded the first prize won, and any subsequent challenge prizes will be awarded to the next-highest placing team.

Individual donors are only be counted once in each team's donor count. Donor counts may not update automatically, but we will manually adjust donor counts periodically throughout the day to ensure all the teams you support get closer to their goal.

The Golden Hawks Giving Challenge will take place Wednesday, April 3 from 12:00 AM ET to 11:59 PM ET, lasting 24 hours. 

Donations must be received before April 3 to count in the early access period. Teams who receive a donation during the early access period will be eligible for the Warm Up Challenge, and entered into a draw to win an additional $500 to support their program.

Yes, all gifts made through the donation website will receive a tax receipt for the full value of your gift. 

If you have further questions about your donation or tax receipt, please contact annualgiving@wlu.ca 

Your help amplifying our Golden Hawks Giving Challenge on social media is much appreciated. Likes, shares, positive comments and reposts all help extend our reach. We also encourage you to spread the word within your own networks. The more people who hear about the challenge, the more significant the impact will be for our athletics teams.