Hoo-Rah! Day 2025

When 50 donors donate early to Hoo-Rah Day, a $10,000 gift will be unlocked! Thank you to our generous, anonymous donor for funding this match.

Each time we reach 80 donors, we’ll unlock $10,000 for the Journey Scholarship. Just by participating, you’ll help unlock up to $50,000 for the Journey Scholarship Fund! Show us your Dutch spirit by sharing this page with your Central friends! This challenge is sponsored by: Tom DeVries '73, Mike Main '87, Paul ’83 and Nancy Thies Van Farowe ’86, Mike '93 and Myndi Amdor Van Voorst '95, Dale '69 and Eileen Miller Vander Wilt '70 and other anonymous donors.

Central couple Dave '86 and Kristi Jaarsma Balk '88 love Central. That’s why they (along with other anonymous donors) are challenging other Central couples to give back this #HooRahDay! When 30 Central couples participate, a $5,000 gift will be unlocked for the Journey Scholarship Fund!

Was your gift inspired by an outstanding faculty member (past or present) who nurtured or expanded your personal learning at Central? Alumni provide a wealth of "gee-whiz" stories about professors who defined their Central experience with their personal dedication and extraordinary acts of kindness. Faculty are one of Central's great resources and embody the spirit of the College. To honor these individuals, when 25 gifts are made in honor of a faculty member, the challenge will be unlocked! This added donation is sponsored by Rich ’62 and Mary Roorda Glendening ’62 and Darin '87 and Teresa Brown Messerli '87 along with other anonymous donors.

Ready for a challenge? Share your favorite Central memory or a photo in your Central gear in the comments on this post. Once we have 10 comments with a Central memory or photo, $5,000 will be unlocked for student scholarships! Thank you to John '87 and Julie Pothoven Fisher '90 along with other anonymous donors.

ALL gifts to the Journey Scholarship Fund will be matched up to $75,000. That doubles your gift and your impact! Thank you to: Pam and Rick Boat '80, Steve DeCook '65, Jeff '87 and Kristin Sickler DeVries '88, Amy and Brett Doerring '87, Chip Griffith '92, Mark Koskamp '80, Jeff Oliver '79, Jim '10H and Eunice Vander Zyl Van Tuyl '68, Marty Vanden Herik '80 and other anonymous donors.

When 150 Iowa residents participate in Hoo-Rah Day with a gift of ANY size, $20,000 will be unlocked for the Journey Scholarship Fund! Generously sponsored by: Dixie and Will Hoekman '67, Penny and Steve Sikkink '83, Scott and Cindy Van Tasell, Marlena Wichart '61 and other anonymous donors.

Central parents are some of the most loyal people we know. When 30 Central parents -- current or past donate -- a $5,000 challenge will be unlocked for the Journey Scholarship Fund! Generously sponsored by past parents Steve and Kara Kohler Hoogensen '96 and other anonymous donors.

Central College President, Mark Putnam, along with his wife Tammy and Central College Student Body President Savannah Sexton '25 are challenging current and former Student Senate members to donate to this challenge, to unlock the President's Challenge --we need 25 gifts to unlock the President's Challenge.

Share a photo of your favorite Central memory or of you rocking your Central gear today. 15 story tags unlocks $5,000 for student scholarships! Thank you to Scott '03 and Abby Koch Schmailzl '04 and other generous donors.