On Monday, we officially launched the "I Give a Buc" campaign in support of our "Be GREAT" initiative. The purpose of this campaign is to provide resources and create a world-class experience for every one of our student-athletes. To do this, we have to focus on new programs including mental health, nutrition, sports psychology, career development, and mentoring. 

Unlike in the past, "I Give a Buc" is not about better seat location, priority parking or any other perk associated with donations. This program is solely focused on individuals making a gift to help each of our student-athletes succeed. "I Give a Buc" is about building a group of individuals who desire to affect the lives of ETSU student-athletes. For us to move forward as an athletic department, we will need our coaches and student-athletes to totally commit to the concept of "Be GREAT."  To be able to totally implement our "Be GREAT" Student-Athlete Success Model, we need everyone who cares about ETSU Athletics and ETSU student-athletes to participate in the "I Give a Buc" campaign.

We are asking every individual connected to ETSU to give a "Buc" a day, $30 a month, or $365 a year. Allocating $1 a day will help our student-athletes to have competitive nutrition availability, a full-time mental health counselor, and a career planning and placement center – anyone who contributes can have pride in knowing they helped to make these valuable resources available to student-athletes.

Every dollar we receive will go towards our "Be GREAT" Student-Athlete Success Paradigm.  These precious dollars will not go to pay off coaches or for fancy gear. Your donation will go to helping our student-athletes be successful in every phase of their lives.

If you have not heard about "Be GREAT," please click the following link to learn about this initiative.

We challenge you to make the decision to positively impact our student-athletes in every phase of their lives. With your help, we can do great things. Our head coaches and administrators have pledged to help every ETSU student-athlete by committing to "I Give a Buc." Please join all of us in this effort by clicking the link below, and proudly say to all of your fellow ETSU friends, "I Give a Buc!" 

Click here for IGiveaBuc.com

Dr. Richard Sander

Director of Athletics