Cobbers raise more than $300K for athletics during recent annual campaign

MOORHEAD — Concordia recently set a fundraising record for an annual campaign for its athletics department. The "Give to Grow" campaign was a three-day challenge in which more than $300,000 was raised with more than 1,100 gifts. I think we have a lot of people seeing that there are a lot of exciting things going on at Concordia," said Concordia athletic director Rachel Bergeson. Let s see what can be next for Cobbers athletics? Bergeson said the more than $300,000 is a school record for an annual, non-capital fundraising effort. The previous top mark was $265,000, which was raised the previous school year. It was so heartwarming when you see all the individual gifts and some of the messages attached," Bergeson said. For this campaign, money can be earmarked for a specific program in the athletic department from athletics excellence, to athletic training to a particular sport. For example, football raised more than $56,000 through more than 130 gifts, accord