{"id":4,"date":"2016-08-08T20:58:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/student-giving\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:28:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/patrons\/","title":{"rendered":"Berea Patrons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;397&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Since the beginning of the Berea Patrons program in 2013, generous participants have demonstrated a passion for educational opportunity by supporting tuition scholarships for fellow students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The program marked its <strong><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">8<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">th anniversary on July 1, 2021<\/span><\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0In Spring 2020, Berea Patrons had <strong><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">904 students <\/span><\/strong>commit to paying it forward,<\/li>\n<li>As of the start of Fall 2021, <strong><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">Berea Patrons reached $171,000 in total gifts<\/span><\/strong> raised since the start of the program\u2014completing the tuition funding for <span style=\"color: #005a85;\"><strong>57 students <\/strong><\/span>and counting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Join Berea Patrons&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#c75b12&#8243; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Flegacy.berea.edu%2Fpatrons%2Fjoin%2F|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539032794911{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;398&#8243; img_size=&#8221;600&#215;700&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Paving the Way for future Bereans<strong><span style=\"color: #c66005;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Berea College must raise more than $4.7 million to complete tuition funding each year. That&#8217;s about $3,000 per\u00a0student. Current Berea students are coming together to pay forward the gift of education through their own philanthropy. All donations of $5 or more between July 1st \u2013 June 30th count toward Berea Patron membership. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/patrons\/join\/\"><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">join today by completing this form<\/span><\/a> to give each pay period through your labor earnings.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;How We Give Tuition Promise Scholarships&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#739600&#8243; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Flegacy.berea.edu%2Fgive|||&#8221;][vc_column_text]Berea Patrons<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is a gift club that recognizes students who support the work of Berea College through one-time gifts or through each Labor Program paycheck.\u00a0Membership is renewed on an annual basis, and all gifts from July 1 to June 30 count toward membership. These gifts go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/give\/giving-to-berea\/berea-fund\/\">Berea Fund<\/a><\/strong>, which supports everything that Berea is and does.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Join Berea Patrons&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#c75b12&#8243; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Flegacy.berea.edu%2Fpatrons%2Fjoin%2F|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539087240148{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;365&#8243; img_size=&#8221;450&#215;500&#8243;][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">&#8220;Berea has given me the opportunity to receive an education without worrying about money. \u00a0There are tons of resources and opportunities that I never would have used had I gone to a more expensive school.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #005a8b;\">-Ugo &#8217;22<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;399&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #005a8b;\"><em>\u201cI was always passionate about social and environmental sustainability. 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