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What is the Lancer Club?

The Lancer Club is an organization through which alumni, parents, friends, faculty and businesses can provide vital financial support to the student-athletes which comprise the 14 Intercollegiate Athletic programs at Longwood University.  Your gifts to the Lancer Club aid our student-athletes in succeeding both academically, as well as on the field of competition.

How is my gift used?

The money generated from the Lancer Club helps with the following: 

Student-athlete scholarships – the # of scholarships awarded to student-athletes has risen from 43.2 in 2002-03 to over 99 for 2007-2008 due to our transition to Division I and the need to keep up with an increased quality of competition.                                                          

Team traveling expenses – teams are traveling more often and further distances to compete against the best Division I programs in the country (ex. In 2006-2007 teams traveled to Nevada, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, California, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, South Carolina, and Delaware).                                                                                                           

Athletic resources and equipment – our athletic programs are constantly in need of new team uniforms, warm-ups, sport specific equipment, medical treatment equipment, etc.                                                                                              

NO STATE MONEY CAN BE USED FOR ATHLETIC-RELATED EXPENSES

Membership into the Lancer Club means you are not only supporting Lancer Athletics, but you are now part of the team. 

              Support Longwood University. Support the Lancers.  Join the Lancer Club today.

How can I make a gift?

Joining the Lancer Club is easy.  Gifts can be made via the following options:

Online Giving – Make your Lancer Club gift online over our secure web-site by clicking on the following link: JOIN THE LANCER CLUB! 

Cash Gifts – Gifts can be sent to 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909; checks should be made payable to Longwood University Foundation, Inc. Please specify if your gift is for the Lancer Fund (general athletics fund), or for a specific sport, in the memo line.

Credit Card - One of the easiest and most convenient ways to make a donation is to use a credit card.  You can give your gift all at once or we can break it up into monthly or quarterly deductions. The Lancer Club accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Matching Gift – Many companies will match your donation to Longwood University dollar-for-dollar, or even more; you receive credit for both your gift and your employer’s match.  Simply contact your company’s personnel office and submit their matching gift form to Longwood University and we’ll take care of the rest.

*To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, you can visit the following link: http://www.matchinggift.com/longwood/

Gifts of Securities & Other Planned Gifts – Gifts to the Lancer Club can be made by transferring stocks or other securities.  In addition, there are many other creative ways (trusts, bequests, real estate, etc.) to make a gift to the Lancer Club.  There can be significant tax benefits to donors making gifts of securities or for donors who utilize another planned giving vehicle.  Please call Franklin Grant, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, at 434.395.2127 or via e-mail at granthf@longwood.edu for more information.

Endowed Scholarships - Endowed Scholarships help secure the future of Longwood University Athletics by perpetually funding a student-athlete scholarship; the minimum gift to endow a scholarship is $25,000.  Please call Franklin Grant, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, at 434.395.2127 or via e-mail at granthf@longwood.edu for more information.

*Gifts to the Lancer Club and/or Longwood University totaling $1,250+ will qualify you as a President's Circle member, entitling you to such benefits

Director of Development for Athletics: Chris Neal