Donations and Fund Raising

Donations
Duke University Stores donated gifts and merchandise to Duke student groups, Duke faculty, civic groups, schools and charitable organizations including:
Donations of gifts and merchandise within the Duke Community. $86,685
Donations of gifts and merchandise to the local and regional community. $53,394
Discounts on merchandise to the Duke and Durham communities. $54,482
Examples:
  • Donated merchandise for Keep Durham Beautiful golf tournament fundraiser.
  • Donated merchandise for the Duke First Year Student Open House.
  • Donated T-shirts for the class of 2013 photo.
  • Donated merchandise for the North Carolina School of Science and Math Science Olympiad Team swap meet.
  • Donated merchandise and drinks for the Walltown and Crest Street Community Days
  • Donated merchandise for the 5th Annual Duke DPT 5K Run/Walk and Kid's Fun Run to support the Easter Seals United Cerebral Palsy of North Carolina.
  • Donated ice for the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center's Angels Among Us Walk.
  • Donated merchandise for NC State "Play for Pink" golf tournament to raise money for cancer research.
  • Donated gift cards for fundraiser for Durham-based organization: Family Health Ministries
  • Donated ad space to Hoof 'n' Horn for spring musical, RENT.
  • Donated cleaning supplies to the Ronald McDonald House of Durham.
  • Donated merchandise to a variety of schools across the nation for fund raising events.
  • Donated printers and computer accessories for the 2009 TechExpo.
  • Donated merchandise and provided discounts for the Duke Women's Basketball, 2nd Annual True Blue Golf Classic.
  • Donated Merchandise for the 2009 Student National Medical Association Region IV Annual Medical Education Conference
  • Donated gift cards for a drawing at Live for Life Annual Health Fair
  • Donated merchandise to a number of schools across the nation for fund raising events.
  • Donated merchandise for Duke Health Inequalities Program giveaways to Durham families living in poverty.
  • Donated merchandise to the Department of Theatre Studies for a Duke sponsored trip to Nairobi, Kenya to teach writing in a poverty-stricken area.
  • Donated door prizes for the American Association for Affirmative Action.
  • Donated merchandise for a Summer Enrichment Program held in East Durham.
  • Donated merchandise for the 4th Annual Minimal Manual Lift Environment (MMLE) Coaches' Conference (Duke Ergonomics Department).
  • Donated merchandise for the Student National Medical Association - SNMA Silent Auction.
  • Donated merchandise for the Raleigh Lions Club golf tournament.
  • Provided free gift wrap and gift boxes to customers.
 
Fund Raising
Duke University Stores raised money for the following causes:
Student Scholarships through the annual Yorkey-Rainey Invitational Golf Tournament. $59,025
Support for the Duke-Durham Campaign from major vendors. $12,515
Duke University Stores Annual Giving $266,101