Purple vs. Gold Giving Day: A Community Victory

2/25/2026

Because of you, this year’s Purple vs. Gold Giving Day was an extraordinary success.

Together, 445 donors raised an incredible $137,206 for the Chatham Hall Annual Fund—$31,640 more than last year. What began as a day of spirited competition became a powerful demonstration of community, loyalty, and love for our school.

The Final Score

💜 Purple Team
234 donors | $46,427 raised

💛 Gold Team
209 donors | $69,169 raised

And perhaps most exciting of all—more than 85% of our current families participated, earning our students a well-deserved Rector’s Holiday!

Challenges Met. Momentum Multiplied.

Because of your generosity, we unlocked every major challenge:

Leadership Match: $25,000 raised unlocked an additional $25,000
Trustee Challenge: $20,500 unlocked
Gold Team Challenge: $5,000 unlocked
Purple Team Challenge: $5,000 unlocked
Alumnae Council Challenge: $1,100 unlocked
Parent (PAC) Challenge: $500 unlocked
Grandparent Challenge: $500 unlocked
Class of 2025 Match: $250 matched

Every level of support was represented. Every gift was meaningful.

From Mars Arena to St. Mary’s Chapel and across our 365-acre campus, your generosity fuels vibrant student life, strengthens academic programming, champions athletics and the arts, and sustains the daily experiences that define a Chatham Hall education.

Giving Day is about more than dollars—it is about participation, pride, and shared purpose. Whether you gave $10 or $10,000, you helped move us forward and demonstrated what it means to stand together as Purple and Gold.

Thank you for showing up.
Thank you for believing in our students.
Thank you for living Esto Perpetua.

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