It's not just financially helpful, it's also truly heart-warming to receive your support and feel your passion for I-House. Thank you!!
Large and small donations by more than 30 alumni and friends of I-House helped us reach and stretch our modest goal on SJSU Day of Giving.
In addition, I-House is still receiving recurring monthly donations from half a dozen dedicated alumni who initiated their support during our last campaign, Critical Impact, in June 2021.
Many thanks to each of you for contributing and supporting I-House.
Appreciatively yours,
Leann
The donations to I-House are getting positive attention from the university community, which is really helpful. Your contributions build awareness of the dedication that alumni and community members have for I-House. Please keep donating today.
We're raising the goal from $5K to $7,500. Thank you so much to those who've donated already: Bob Aron Yvette Young Enrique Jose Padilla Nina Hal Schjelderup Vilok Bhatia Huy Nguyen Irian LuNG Stacy Rawson Laurie Staunton Gloria Chen Barbara Kuang Adina Friedman Paul Belasky Sasha Smirnova, Sonia Wright, Carmen Sigler, Adiba Shajahan, and a couple of additional anonymous donors.
Lastly, we have enabled recurring gifts on our giving page for any donors that would like to break a larger gift into smaller amounts or make a lasting impact on the I-House
Thank you!
A $50 contribution could cover the cost of one weekly Tuesday evening Coffee Night for I-House residents and SJSU students who visit I-House to relax and meet each other. A recurring donation of $50/month could cover nearly a full semester of Coffee Nights. Imagine providing munchies for dozens of students from around the world who come together socially at I-House on a weekly basis. A $50 contribution could also cover the cost of ONE cushion for a Dining Room chair.
A $100 contribution could cover the cost of 2 residents to start out the semester participating in the annual I-House resident bus trip to San Francisco in the Fall semester or Monterey/Carmel in the Spring semester. A recurring donation of $100/month could cover the cost of 30 residents participating in one of these memorable start-of-the-semester kick-off bus trips.
Contributions by you and 19 other people at the $250 level could cover costs to host the Internationally-Inspired Pancake Breakfast for one semester. Making a $250/month recurring donation means that one contributor alone could cover most of the costs of Internationally-Inspired Pancake Breakfast for one semester. A recurring donation at this level could also cover the cost to purchase one leather couch that seats three people.
A $500 contribution can be applied towards purchase of the latest tech items allowing I-House to offer state-of-the-art equipment for resident use. A recurring donation of $500/month covers the cost of three matching leather sofas for the TV room. And while it may not be glamorous, one donor making a recurring donation of $500/month could nearly cover the cost of the annual property tax paid by I-House.
Your $1,000 donation could help I-House hire a resident to work as a student assistant in the role of Receptionist, Computer Aide, or Coffee Night Aide. A recurring donation at this level could cover the cost of several high-quality pieces of furniture for the Living Room.
With a $5,000 donation 7 bedrooms could be re-carpeted -- or, for a student who could not otherwise afford to live at I-House, it could open the door to an opportunity to be a resident. A recurring donation of $5,000/month could pay for re-carpeting and re-painting all of the bedrooms. Alternatively, recurring monthly donations of $5,000 could be used to incentivize 20 new residents to apply to live at I-House.
At the $10,000 contribution level, multiple scholarships could be made available to current and prospective residents, which broadens the appeal of I-House living to students from diverse backgrounds. $10,000 monthly recurring donations by one or more donors would provide a very significant contribution to keep the I-House facility in top-notch condition, and would allow I-House to stand-out among housing choices for prospective residents.