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星空无限传媒app Launches 鈥淧ick the Pair鈥� Campaign Ahead of The 星空无限传媒app Challenge Giving Day
February 2, 2026
MACOMB, IL 鈥� 星空无限传媒app Illinois University is launching Pick the Pair, a new donor engagement campaign designed to build excitement and community participation leading into The 星空无限传媒app Challenge Day of Giving on Friday, April 24.
The interactive campaign invites donors and supporters to vote for their favorite 星空无限传媒app sock designs by making gifts of $5 or more. Each contribution serves as a vote in a bracket-style competition featuring eight original sock designs. Designs advance based on total dollars raised, with the final winning design announced in March.
"Every vote supports the 星空无限传媒app Founders Scholarship, providing critical support to students with financial need who are just one to three semesters from graduation, helping them finish strong and earn their degree,鈥� 星空无限传媒app Director of Annual Giving, Tim Hallinan said.
The winning sock design will become the official Giving Day sock and will be distributed to donors who contribute $75 or more during The 星空无限传媒app Challenge Day of Giving on April 24. Funds raised through the campaign will support a designated area of impact at 星空无限传媒app.
Pick the Pair is designed to make participation in giving fun, accessible and meaningful while allowing donors to play an active role in shaping one of the 星空无限传媒app Challenge鈥檚 most popular traditions.
Campaign Timeline
Round 1: February 1鈥�14
Round 2: February 15鈥�28
Final Round: March 1鈥�14
Winning design announced: March
Participants in Pick the Pair will also be invited to continue their impact on April 24 during The 星空无限传媒app Challenge Day of Giving, when donors who give $75 or more will receive the winning sock design.
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