Big Hearts Family Giving
One of the University of Regina’s greatest strengths is our people – our University family. Together our faculty, staff, leadership, and retirees make a positive impact on the academic journey of our students. And it is through your investment of time and talent, that you promote our values, and support our mission.
Through Big Hearts Family Giving you can play an even larger role in the life of our University by leading with your heart and modeling the importance of philanthropy. When you extend your investment to include philanthropic contributions, you support our culture of excellence and your confidence in the quality of this community for our students.
Even though this year's appeal has finished, you can still show your big heart. We encourage you to give anytime throughout the year to help us meet our goal.
We appreciate all you do. For more information about giving through Big Hearts, please see your options below.
One-Time Gifts and Recurring Gifts by Credit Card
- You can make your gift via credit card on the Big Hearts donation form.
- Choose the purpose for your gift from the dropdown list.
- You can choose to make a one-time gift or decide on the frequency of a recurring gift.
Payroll Deduction and APEA
You can make a one-time or annual gift on your APEA or bi-weekly gifts through payroll deduction.
Mail a Cheque
Send all cheques, payable to the University of Regina, and the donation form to:
University Advancement & Communications
110 Paskwaw Tower
University of Regina
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
Planned Giving
Planned gifts provide a unique opportunity for you to create a lasting legacy for the University programs that matter most to you. These gifts also provide a way for you to pass on your values, achieve certain charitable and financial goals, and may provide certain tax advantages.
To learn more or to make a planned gift, please contact Barb Kuzyk at 306-585-5310 or Barbara.Kuzyk@uregina.ca
Giving Resources
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Big Hearts Progress
Amount raised through the Big Hearts Family Giving appeal. Let's continue the momentum!
Gifts made by Faculty, Staff, and Retirees
Heart to Heart Donation Match
Number of gifts made so far by our community in 2024, showing our big hearts!
Highlights: 2024 Big ♥ Bake Silent Auction and Trivia Challenge!
Big ❤️ Bake Silent Auction
Thank you to all our bakers, bidders, and cake enthusiasts for a heartfelt Valentine's Day launch of the Big Hearts Family Giving appeal. With your support, in just two hours, we raised over $5,400 in support of U of R students! More than double the amount we raised last year. Dr. Keshen provided a heart-to-heart matching gift for the Big ❤️ Bake Silent Auction bringing the total amount raised to $10,890!
We could not have done this without so many fantastic bakers and contributors at the U of R, including: Thomas Boivin, Haroon Chaudhry, Naomi Deren, Aziz Douai, Deb Keshen, Stephen King, Sherri O’Bryne, Judy Peace, and D'arcy Schauerte.
Participating local businesses this year included: CH Group (Campbell & Haliburton), Da Curry House, The Diplomat, French Press, Greko's, Golf's Steak House, Hotel Saskatchewan, Luther College, Memories, Momentum, Northgate Bakery, Queen City Cakes, SaskMilk, and Stone’s Throw.
We cannot thank you enough!
Big ❤️ U of R Trivia Challenge
It was a mad race to the finish line for competitors of the Big ❤ U of R Trivia Challenge on February 29 led by long-time U of R employee and host extraordinaire Dr. Stephen King! Participants battled it out in teams or individually to win the title of U of R Trivia Champion and cool University bunnyhugs!
Podium placements went to Team PLAIDitude in first place (Krista Baliko, Michelle Mikkelsen, Jon Tewksbury), followed closely by team In It To Win It (David Meldrum, Regan Seidler, Sarah Stewart, Yulia Yevlanova), and the A Team (Angela Carnall, Alexandria Li) took home the bronze.
Together we helped raise $310 toward the revitalization of our iconic student space - the AdHum Pit. Thank you to everyone who put their brains to the test in support of our students!
FAQ
Big Hearts Family Giving provides an opportunity for us to model the importance of philanthropy. Our collective commitment builds the necessary philanthropic momentum to go beyond our homes and offices and into the community, to help make the University of Regina the great university we all envision. Besides, who knows better than our U of R family the needs of our students to help them achieve their dreams.
Faculty, staff, and retiree giving shows confidence in the University and its mission. Your charitable gift to Big Hearts Family Giving directly benefits the area of campus you care about, and your participation assures alumni, friends, corporations and foundations that this is an institution worthy of support.
We hope all employees and retirees will choose to contribute toward the area of the university that means the most to them and give an amount that works best for them.
You can make your gift to Big Hearts Family Giving in the following ways: cash contribution, cheque, or credit card. Employees may also give through payroll deduction or APEA. To make your gift online, please go to giving.uregina.ca/bhgive and clearly indicate your giving designation.
For cash and cheque contributions, please direct them to the University Advancement & Communications office. All cheques should be payable to the University of Regina.
Give any amount that feels comfortable for you. Our goal is to have 100% faculty, staff, and retiree participation and we encourage your gift at any level. Strong support such as yours sends a message to the community that we are committed to the success of our students and the excellence of the University of Regina.
You can also consider a simple and easy monthly deduction to make your gift more manageable. A gift as small as $10 monthly equals $120 per year. A gift of $50 per month equals $600 per year.
Gifts, excluding APEA gifts made to Big Hearts Family Giving, are tax-deductible and 100% of your gift benefits the area you have designated to support at the University of Regina.
Gifts made to the United Way campaign are also tax-deductible contributions, and they also count toward Big Hearts Family Giving if they are directed to the University of Regina.