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Flames Club Giving Reaches Record Level

August 2, 2007
Lynchburg, Va.

Flames Club Annual Fund contributions reached the $200,000 threshold at the end of July, as the organization continues to grow at a record clip. Giving to the Flames Club through the Annual Fund campaign reached the $200,000 barrier for the first time in history in 2006, but didn't cross that mark until mid-October. There were 171 members in the 2007 Flames Club at the end of July, who had contributed a total of $204,000, compared to 113 members contributing $90,000 at of the end of July 2006. The average size gift this year-to-date is $1,193, compared to $796 in 2006, representing an increase of nearly $400 per donor.

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Liberty Athletics Development Reaches $1 Million in Fundraising


September 19, 2007
Lynchburg, Va.
Liberty Athletics Development reached an exciting milestone in mid-September when year-to-date contributions reached the $1 million level for the first time in history. The $1 million total is comprised from over $700,000 in capital giving and nearly $300,000 in donations through the Flames Club Annual Fund, both all-time highs.

The Flames Club began in 1979 and is the grass-roots booster club for the Liberty University Athletics Department. Funds contributed through the annual fund help to meet the operational needs of the athletics program. Membership begins at $50, with ascending levels up to $10,000. Members can receive preferred seating, parking and pre-game dining privileges, based upon contribution level. Membership is annual, and donors can also refuse benefits for tax purposes.

As recently as 2004, the Flames Club annual fund total had never been higher than $53,000. A new record was reached in 2006, when the annual fund total reached $243,000, contributed by 281 members. As of Sept. 16, 2007, the Flames Club had 275 members, who had donated a total of $284,000, breaking the 2006 record with three-and-a-half months remaining in the fiscal year.