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Louie's Cupboard
Support Louie’s Cupboard on Giving Tuesday

This Giving Tuesday, join us in supporting Louie’s Cupboard, a vital resource for the NAU community. On this global day of giving, your gift can help reduce food insecurity for students, staff, and faculty at Northern Arizona University.

What is Louie’s Cupboard?

Louie’s Cupboard was founded as a student-led initiative to address food insecurity on campus. It all began with a class project focused on social movements, and now, every year, we serve hundreds of members of the NAU community through biweekly food distributions. Whether it's canned goods, fresh produce, meat, grains, eggs, or bread, Louie’s Cupboard provides perishable and nonperishable foods to those in need.

Many students face financial challenges while pursuing their education—struggling to afford textbooks, rent, and often basic necessities like food. Louie’s Cupboard helps alleviate some of that burden by offering groceries and meals to those who need them most.

How You Can Make a Difference:

By making a gift to Louie’s Cupboard this Giving Tuesday, you directly support students who are facing food insecurity, allowing them to focus on their studies without worrying about where their next meal will come from. Every donation, big or small, has a tangible impact on the lives of those at NAU.

Together, we can ensure that every student has the resources they need to succeed. Your generosity on this special day can make a lasting difference.

Make Your Gift Today

Help us reach our goal this Giving Tuesday by donating to Louie’s Cupboard. Your contribution will go directly to providing food and essential resources to students in need.

If you are an NAU student experiencing food insecurity, visit the Louie’s Cupboard website for more information and to access resources.

Thank you for your support and for being a part of this global movement of giving!


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True Blue and Gold Challenge
Join us on Giving Tuesday for the True Blue and Gold Challenge, where every gift wields the Axe of Kindness to support our Lumberjack community. At NAU, Giving Tuesday is more than just a day—it's a movement that empowers us to make a lasting impact on our Lumberjack community by supporting essential needs funds that fuel student success. Coconino Casa for Kids, Inc. agrees with our mission. This year, they are donating $45,000 to the Blavin Bettin Scholars. This generous and transformative gift will be unlocked once we reach $45,000 in donations to any fund this Giving Tuesday.
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NAU Pride Challenge
On this Giving Tuesday, we're celebrating the power of NAU connections in the Lumberjack Connections Challenge! Whether you're a student, alumni, faculty, staff, or a proud parent, your participation helps unlock matching gifts and amplify NAU's impact. Let’s unite and show the strength of the Lumberjack family!
Help us unlock matching challenges and increase the impact of your gift! What is your connection to NAU?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Alumni 178
2 Staff 96
3 Parent/Family of NAU Student 56
4 Student 35
5 Faculty 35
6 Friend of NAU 18
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Top Impact Funds: Where Your Gifts Are Making the Most Difference!
Thank you to all of our amazing donors this Giving Tuesday! Your support is driving real change across NAU. The following funds have received the highest number of gifts today, and we’re excited to recognize the incredible impact you’re making. This Giving Tuesday, our efforts are focused on raising funds for essential needs, ensuring that students have the resources they need to succeed. From scholarships to basic necessities, your gifts are making a difference where it’s needed most. Let’s keep the momentum going and continue to support these vital resources for our Lumberjacks!
Rank Department Raised
1 Essential Needs Impact Fund $8,216.00
2 LEAF (Lumberjack Emergency Assistance Fund) $5,317.00
3 Alumni Engagement $5,100.00
4 Environment Forestry & Natural Sciences $3,135.00
5 Social & Behavioral Sciences $2,770.00
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Jacks Giving Back - Student Giving Challenge
Lumberjacks have hearts made of blue and GOLD and know that a single Axe of Kindness can change a life. This Giving Tuesday, an alumnus from the Class of 2017 has pledged $1000 to the Essential Need Impact Fund in honor of the legacy of Professor Miguel Vazquez, their mentor. This generous gift will unlock once 25 students also contribute to support their fellow Lumberjacks on this global day of generosity. Be a Jack that gives back today!
25 / 25 Gifts
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Lumberjack Class Spirit Challenge
It's time for the ultimate class competition! The Lumberjack Class Spirit Challenge invites alumni from every decade to come together and show their Lumberjack pride. Whether you graduated last year or decades ago, your participation matters. Rally your classmates, make your gift, and help your class rise to the top! Each decade group—spanning from the 2020s all the way back to the 1950s—will compete to have the highest participation and the most gifts raised. The class with the most support will earn bragging rights and be recognized for their unmatched Lumberjack spirit. Join us in making a powerful impact for NAU, and let’s see which decade can claim victory in this friendly rivalry!
Alumni, rally your classmates! Help us identify the alumni class with the greatest participation by selecting your grad year.
Rank Answer Donors
1 1980s 35
2 2010s 33
3 2000s 33
4 1990s 32
5 1970s 28
6 2020s 25
7 1960s 10
8 1950s & Earlier 1
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