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After winning the Western Women鈥檚 Collegiate Hockey League last February, the CU women鈥檚 ice hockey club team needed funds to help them travel to nationals in St. Louis, Missouri. They, along with 10 other CU 麻豆影院 student groups, participated in the university鈥檚 inaugural as a way to fundraise for their cause.聽By the end of March, the team walked away with $11,200.聽

鈥淚t gave us the opportunity to truly connect with our peers and college community,鈥� said Elle LaPerle (Neuro, Psych鈥�25), the club鈥檚 vice president, who plays a forward position. 鈥淭he money that we were able to raise helped lower individual costs for nationals and made it possible for all of our girls to travel and participate.鈥�

Student Philanthropy Month occurs through a partnership with The Herd Leadership Council (HLC) 鈥� a group of 15 students who work to deliver meaningful services and programs to engage CU 麻豆影院 students with the Forever Buffs community 鈥� and the CU 麻豆影院 Alumni Association. Up to 20 student groups will crowdfund this March, ranging from Senior Class Council to the CU Independent newspaper.聽

The goal this year is to raise $30,000 total for all of the groups, said sophomore and HLC Philanthropy Chair Michael Coaty (贰虫辫濒鈥�25).听

鈥淲e鈥檙e empowering students to be able to help themselves,鈥� he said.聽

The month will include a Student Philanthropy Fair on March 21 at the UMC fountains to raise additional funds that will be evenly distributed among the participating groups, said Sara Abdulla (EnvSt, Psych鈥�13), senior program manager for student engagement at the Alumni Association.聽

鈥淲e really want to meet students where they鈥檙e at in terms of supporting causes they care about,鈥� she said.