‘We Are Purdue’: Purdue Day of Giving raises $52.5 million Note to journalists: A thank you video and image are available via Google Drive. Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. 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 y...