{"id":484,"date":"2022-03-24T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/?p=484"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:54:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:54:49","slug":"be-a-part-of-the-fun-of-one-ball-state-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/2022\/03\/24\/be-a-part-of-the-fun-of-one-ball-state-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Part of the Fun of One Ball State Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ball State\u2019s One Ball State Day 2022<\/a> (OBSD) will be April 5. This day is about our great University and the people who make this place so special! Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Ball State are welcome and encouraged to show their Cardinal pride and make a gift to the area that means the most to them.<\/p>\n

Social Media Ambassadors championed last year\u2019s OBSD by spreading the word. Our giving day platform gives each ambassador their unique link to the OBSD website. This link allows ambassadors to track how much they\u2019ve raised. The website also offers toolkits and tips to promote the event and boost participation. Anyone can sign up<\/a> to be a Social Media Ambassador, including employees, students, alumni, and friends of the University.<\/p>\n

Betsy Mills<\/a> was one of the top five leading ambassadors for OBSD in 2021. Betsy earned her undergraduate degree in 2008 and her master\u2019s from Ball State in 2010. When asked what OBSD means to her, Betsy said, \u201cOne Ball State Day is a day where every single alum of Ball State can give back in a directed, intentional way. I love the competitive aspect of the fundraising and the competition\u2014all in good fun to support our alma mater.\u00a0The Alumni Association and Foundation have done a brilliant job in engineering a fundraising day in which many want to participate, because it\u2019s fun to observe the stretch goals being met.\u201d<\/p>\n

Betsy highly recommends ambassadorship to her fellow Cardinals, \u201cit\u2019s a ton of fun to serve as an ambassador\u2014you get to advocate for your alma mater amongst your friends and colleagues.\u201d On her aspirations for this year and her status as a leading ambassador, Betsy said, \u201cI was so excited to be a top five One Ball State Day ambassador in 2021. My team and I worked hard to raise money in several areas\u00ad\u2014a new Department of Communication Studies scholarship and our Ball State Young Alumni Council scholarship. Our goals are even bigger this year!\u201d<\/p>\n

Betsy recommends alumni find a chapter<\/a> close to their location for the event. \u201cThese groups are a ton of fun,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of time with the Indy Chapter. I\u2019d also advise fellow alumni to read the emails from the Alumni Association. They offer a lot of great information and invitations to programming that helps connect alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n

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