The ongoing Friends of The Daily Texan fund-drive has reached $31,460, all to be used for Texan scholarships, project needs and other items to support the student newspaper at The University of Texas at Austin.

The recent fund drive focused on raising donations to replace revenue lost by cancellation of the Friends’ group 2020 annual dinner due to the pandemic.

You may view the list of recent donors here:

https://www.friendsofthedailytexan.org/donors-to-the-texan/

The fund drive began last September and brought in $8,700 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020 from 40 donors. Continuation of the fund drive from Jan. 1 resulted in 2021 totals of $22,760 from 77 donors.

Total raised during the fund drive is $31,460 from 117 donations.

It is not too late to make a donation. Please donate here: https://www.friendsofthedailytexan.org/donations/

The Friends of The Texan board, meeting via conference call recently, discussed options for use of the funds, including expanding the number of scholarship grants for Texan staffers, and funding project needs for The Texan.

About The Friends of  The Daily Texan, Inc.:

The Friends group is a non-profit organization, with funds coming from membership fees and donations, but the main source of funds for Texan scholarships and projects is the annual dinner.

The Friends provides four annual scholarships to Texan staffers. An additional grant is funded by Jerry and Becky Conn, and two additional grants are provided by John McConnico and Jean-Marc Bouju.

Other Friends group support includes editorial and special project needs, purchase of photo and video equipment, assistance in bringing the Texan archives online, donations to Horn Raiser and other funds supporting The Texan and other items as they arise.