‘We Are Purdue’: Purdue Day of Giving raises $52.5 million
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Taking the theme “We Are Purdue,” the eighth annual Purdue Day of Giving surged past last year’s $42.2 million total to raise $52.5 million, through 25,219 gifts, toward the small steps and giant leaps that make Purdue University an engine of innovation and impact.
This year’s giving day (Wednesday, April 28) followed just seven months after last year’s, which was postponed to September 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 fundraising event extended the university’s tradition of topping the previous year’s contributions, set a Purdue record for number of gifts made and brought Purdue Day of Giving’s cumulative total, since 2014, to $241.5 million. (See YouTube thank you video.)
Freshman Jacob Peddycord claims 64th Purdue Grand Prix
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. After 160 laps, Jacob Peddycord, driver of the No. 88 Cavalry Racing kart, and was able to keep his race-long momentum to take the checkered flag and win the 64th Purdue Grand Prix.
Described as the greatest spectacle in college racing, the 64th Grand Prix was held Sunday afternoon after rain caused organizers to reschedule. Due to COVID-19, the 63rd Grand Prix in 2020 was canceled.
At the start of the race, Peddycord and Cavalry Racing, who earned pole position after qualifiers, had trouble starting their kart but due to a crash at the start that flipped the MGP Racing 2 kart, were able to start the race without a hitch.
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