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Community invited to support UHV during Giving Tuesday
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | By
<p><span data-contrast="auto">With the arrival of the holiday season of giving, community members </span><span data-contrast="auto">are invited to</span><span data-contrast="auto"> support the University of Houston-Victoria during the university’s fifth annual Giving Tuesday campaign</span><span data-contrast="auto">, including an opportunity to help UHV meet a donation goal.</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The 24-hour fundraising campaign will begin at midnight Dec.1 and end at 11:59 p.m. that day. The fundraiser encourages all supporters of UHV, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and corporations, to donate to the university. Donors can make a gift to the university area of their choice, including to each school and UHV Athletics.</span></p>
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<div class="name">Kira Mudd</div>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Some areas of greater need this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic include the student food pantry, the Student Emergency Fund and the General Scholarship Fund.</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“During a time that has been challenging for so many, our students also have been affected,” said Kira Mudd, UHV director of alumni relations and annual giving. “Our students are leaning on their UHV family now more than ever, and Giving Tuesday is a chance for our community to show its support and give what it can to help the university and our students.”</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">To kick off the charitable season, KMH Wealth Management LLC in Victoria will donate $10,000 to the university</span><span data-contrast="auto"> if 250 other donors make a gift of any size to UHV on Dec. 1</span><span data-contrast="auto">. Of that amount, $7,000 will be</span><span data-contrast="auto"> used to incentivize additional donors by </span><span data-contrast="auto">divid</span><span data-contrast="auto">ing the amount</span><span data-contrast="auto"> between the seven areas that receive the largest number of don</span><span data-contrast="auto">ors</span><span data-contrast="auto">. This is the third year the company has contributed to the university through the Giving Tuesday campaign.</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">KMH Wealth Management LLC chose to support UHV for multiple reasons, said Kyle Noack, the company’s chief financial officer. Many of the business’s employees are UHV alumni, and the company wanted to give back to the university. Education is important for all communities, and the company appreciates UHV’s place in the region, Noack said. </span></p>
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<div class="name">Kyle Noack</div>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">“It is our opinion that having a thriving university benefits the Crossroads in so many ways,” he said. “Giving Tuesday is such a well-known day of giving, and especially this year with all that we’ve been through as a society, we feel that it is important to give back.”</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Giving Tuesday donations to the university can be made on Dec. 1 by calling 361-570-4812, going to the secure website </span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-char=""><a href="http://www.uhvconnect.org/donations">www.uhvconnect.org/donations</a> </span></span><span data-contrast="auto">or stopping by a UHV giving station on the UHV campus </span><span data-contrast="auto">on or off campus</span><span data-contrast="auto">. A list of off-campus locations and times will be available on the UHV Giving Tuesday Facebook event page as the day approaches. UHV students also will be reaching out to supporters during a calling campaign on Giving Tuesday. As a token of appreciation, donors who give $25 or more will receive a custom UHV car coaster </span><span data-contrast="auto">set </span><span data-contrast="auto">while supplies last. </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">UHV </span><span data-contrast="auto">is grateful for those who contribute to university scholarships and </span><span data-contrast="auto">initiatives</span><span data-contrast="auto">, Mudd said.</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“We appreciate the generous commitment that KMH Wealth Management has made in support of UHV Giving Tuesday</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> KMH Wealth Management illustrates the impact that UHV and our alumni have in the area,” </span><span data-contrast="auto">she said. “Our community believes in our mission, and we appreciate its support.”</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">For more information about Giving Tuesday, contact Mudd at 361-570-4869 or </span><a href="mailto:muddke@uhv.edu"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-char="">muddke@uhv.edu</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. </span></p>
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers
courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education,
Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional
site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and
the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population,
as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.