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Emeriti and Retirees</span></p>
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Emeriti and Retirees’ Associations Leadership</span></p>
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Day is Here at 12:00 p.m.! Support the Student Initiatives of the UCR Emeriti
and Retirees’ Associations!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On
this special day of giving, we invite you to make a meaningful impact by
supporting the <b>UCRRA Undergraduate Scholarship</b> and the <b>UCREA
Graduate Student Travel Award</b>. Your generosity helps empower UCR students
to pursue their educational goals and reach their full potential. Together,
we can continue expanding opportunities and creating pathways for success for
both undergraduate and graduate students.<br>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">UCR
Retirees’ Association (UCRRA) Undergraduate Scholarship</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
cost of education and the cost of living continue to rise each year. The UCR
Retirees' Association (UCRRA) remains committed to supporting undergraduate
students by providing financial support through scholarships to help them
achieve their educational goals at UCR.</span></p>
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UCRRA values the hard work and contributions of UCR staff, faculty, retirees
and emeriti by providing scholarships to their children, grandchildren or
other close family members.</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCRRA
Give Day Challenge: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">SchoolsFirst
Federal Credit Union is generously supporting the UCR Retirees' Association
Scholarship Fund with a generous $12,500 gift unlocked once 425 UCR retiree,
emeriti, staff, and faculty members make a donation toward UCR Give Day! Be
sure to select ‘faculty/staff’ or “emeriti and retiree faculty/staff” when
processing your donation online so your gift counts toward our goal.</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCRRA
Give Day Webpage:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> All
gifts, big (as much as you want) or small (as little as $10), are welcome and
we kindly ask you to visit the webpage during UCR’s Give Day<b> </b>which officially starts<b> <span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">today April 7 at 12:00 p.m. until Wednesday April
8 at 12:00 p.m.</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"> <b>Pacific Time</b></span>
to give a gift at: </span><a href="https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofCaliforniaRiverside/2026-ucr-give-day/pages/ucr-faculty-and-staff-programs/ucr-retirees-association" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofCaliforniaRiverside/2026-ucr-give-day/pages/ucr-faculty-and-staff-programs/ucr-retirees-association</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,78,121)">UCR Emeriti Association (UCREA) Graduate Student
Travel Award</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,78,121)"></span></p>
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to a national or international professional society conference, symposium, or
workshop to present and defend research or to pursue research travel is a
critical part of graduate student education, and unfortunately, travel funds
are frequently insufficient for graduate students to take advantage of these
essential educational opportunities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks
to the support of the UCR community, the UCR Emeriti Association (UCREA) is
now awarding travel award(s) quarterly.</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCREA
Give Day Challenge: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Four
generous donors have committed a combined pledge of $4,000 in
support of Give Day. Their combined pledge will match donations to the UCR
Emeriti Association Graduate Student Travel Award Fund dollar for dollar, up
to $1,000 per gift, up to a total of $4,000 for all gifts.</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCREA
Give Day Webpage:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Join
us in expanding these opportunities for UCR graduate students by making a
gift to the UCR Emeriti Association Graduate Student Travel Award which officially
starts<b> <span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">today April 7 at 12:00 p.m. until
Wednesday April 8 at 12:00 p.m.</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"> <b>Pacific Time</b></span> to give a gift at: </span><a href="https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofCaliforniaRiverside/2026-ucr-give-day/pages/ucr-faculty-and-staff-programs/ucr-emeriti-association-graduate-student-travel-award" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofCaliforniaRiverside/2026-ucr-give-day/pages/ucr-faculty-and-staff-programs/ucr-emeriti-association-graduate-student-travel-award</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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We thank you for your valued contributions to UCR!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Andy Plumley, President<br>
</span><a href="mailto:retirees@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">retirees@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
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UCR Retirees’ Association</span></p>
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