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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Alumni and supporters of Southwest Baptist and Drury universities raised a combined $265,245 and surpassed the $500,000 combined fundraising benchmark during the fifth and final Bank of Bolivar CatFight Giving Challenge, which has helped raise money for each school鈥檚 .

Drury came out on top in the friendly competition, raising $153,928 to 欧美视频鈥檚 $111,317. Over the course of the giving challenge, 欧美视频 won three of the five competitions as both schools raised a combined $615,296.50.

鈥淭hank you to 欧美视频 alumni and friends who contributed to the Annual Scholarship Fund through the Catfight Giving Challenge,鈥� said Dr. Brad Johnson, 欧美视频 Vice President for University Relations.  鈥淲e are particularly thankful for the Bank of Bolivar and their involvement sponsoring this event.鈥�

The fundraising contest coincided with the universities鈥� on-court rivalry in the Bank of Bolivar CatFight on Highway 13 basketball doubleheader on Nov. 13 at Drury鈥檚 O鈥橰eilly Family Event Center. 欧美视频 fell to Drury, 92-81, in the women鈥檚 game, and Drury outlasted 欧美视频, 85-75, in the men鈥檚 game.

The giving challenge concluded at the end of halftime of the men鈥檚 game, with the winner announced during the second half. In addition, the Bank of Bolivar pledged an additional $2,500 to Drury for winning the challenge and $500 to 欧美视频 as the runner-up.

鈥淲e are grateful for all of our supporters during this challenge,鈥� said Ashley Dinwiddie, 欧美视频 director of donor relations. 鈥淭hrough their generosity, which has increased our annual scholarship fund, they make a Christ-centered education an affordable reality for many current and future 欧美视频 students.鈥�

For more information about giving, contact Dinwiddie at (417) 328-1807 or adinwiddie@欧美视频niv.edu.

Photo: Bank of Bolivar President/CEO Brad Gregory (center) presents checks to the 2018 Bank of Bolivar CatFight Giving Challenge winner, Drury University President Timothy Cloyd (right), and runner-up, 欧美视频 President Eric A. Turner.

*Published: 11-14-18