CANTON -- St. Lawrence University publicly launched the fundraising Campaign for Every Laurentian with a celebration that took place on campus from Oct. 25 to 27.

More than 350 St. Lawrence alumni, parents, faculty, staff and students celebrated the three-day kickoff for the campaign, which aims to fundraise for four campaign priorities in addition to soliciting contributions toward St. Lawrence’s Annual Fund. The four pillars include: Endowing Our Future, Learning for the 21st Century, The Power of Connections, and Campus Stewardship.

To date, St. Lawrence University has received more than $140 million in gifts toward its $225 million goal, which its Board of Trustees approved on Thursday, Oct. 25. Those gifts include the largest donation in St. Lawrence history from Sarah E. Johnson ’82, P’15 and her parents, Charles and Ann, as an unrestricted gift of $25 million. In addition, a $10 million gift from Trustee Michael W. Ranger ’80, P’17 and Virginia R. Ranger P’17 created a scholarship and a professorship, and it allowed the University’s original Herring Library to be renovated. Tom Dolan ’74 and the Dolan Family Foundation’s $10 million gift will renovate Appleton Arena, home to the Skating Saints’ NCAA Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams and several NCAA Division III athletic teams.

The University has raised more than $50 million in St. Lawrence Fund gifts over the past 10 years. Gifts to the St. Lawrence Fund affect every St. Lawrence student with prompt and straightforward support. Student research, scholarships, and travel are just a few of the areas that those gifts have supported during that time.

For more information about The Campaign for Every Laurentian, contact 315-229-5503 or visit campaign.stlawu.edu.