{"id":6029,"date":"2003-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-09-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2003\/09\/24\/did-you-accept-the-challenge\/"},"modified":"2003-09-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-09-24T00:00:00","slug":"did-you-accept-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2003\/09\/24\/did-you-accept-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Accept the Challenge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In July of 2002 an anonymous donor, whom we&#8217;ll refer to as Anon from this point forward, issued a challenge to Luther Seminary&#8217;s friends and alumni\/ae. He said, &#8220;Make a first time or increased gift to Luther Seminary&#8217;s Sustaining Fund and I&#8217;ll match it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anon has a unique passion for encouraging gifts to Luther Seminary&#8217;s Sustaining Fund. He understands the importance of an institution having funds to be used where they&#8217;re most needed. This includes anything from new books for the library, to scholarship support for students in need, to cross cultural learning experiences for our future church leaders.<\/p>\n<p>How much did Anon match? $1.03 Million dollars! Over 3,200 households (exactly 50 percent of our total number of donor households) stepped forward during our last fiscal year to make a personal investment in the mission of Luther Seminary&#8211;knowing that it would have an even greater impact when matched by Anon. Thanks be to God!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July of 2002 an anonymous donor, whom we&#8217;ll refer to as Anon from this point forward, issued a challenge to Luther Seminary&#8217;s friends and alumni\/ae. 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