Glow Big Red 2025

24 hours of Husker giving. February 12-13, 2025. Glow Big Red.

Show your Husker love — starting now!

Glow Big Red, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s seventh annual giving day, is fast approaching on Feb 12-13, but you can start making a difference now by giving your Glow Big Red gift today!

We need your help! Please join our campaign and help us reach our goal of $5,000 and 35 donors! We need you to tell your friends and family members about the important work we do and ask them to join us in helping to make a difference.

Get ready to give! On February 12-13, visit glowbigred.unl.edu and make a donation to us and/or to any of the great participating organizations. All the giving will end at 12 noon on February 13, so make sure to get your gift in on time!

red mittens with Nebraska N logo

An exclusive bonus: when you contribute $75 or more during Glow Big Red, the NU Foundation send you a pair of Husker fleece mittens! It’s our way of saying thanks for your support.

Questions? If you have any questions or would like more information, let us know. Thank you in advance for your generosity to our organization and for helping us keep the spirit of the Cornhusker Marching Band alive and strong!

Show some love during Glow Big Red

Love and generosity are in the air! Glow Big Red — 24 Hours of Husker Giving is Feb. 14-15 from noon to noon, and we’re counting on you. Will you be our Valentine?

Show us your love during Glow Big Red when you:

  • Give: Make a gift of $5 or more to support the Lentz/Snider Band Hall! Your contribution will help build a large new rehearsal space with cutting-edge technology for the Nebraska Bands program.
  • SHARE: Show your Valentine’s Day love by spreading the word on social media using the hashtag #GlowBigRed.
  • GLOW: Show others how your HEART GLOWS big for UNL by lighting up your room, home, or business!

This is our sixth Glow Big Red, and we know you’ll help us make Glow Big Red bigger and better than ever. Make your gift at glowbigred.unl.edu by noon on Feb. 15.

Let’s Glow All In for Glow Big Red, Huskers!

P.S. Make a gift of $65 or more and we’ll send you a complementary Husker stocking hat to show our gratitude for your Husker love. We love you right back, Huskers!

Jack Snider Day

Today (July 24) would have been Jack’s 99th birthday! 

Jack Snider
Jack Snider

One way we’re celebrating is by announcing a 3rd scholarship: “The Jack R. Snider Freshman Band Scholarship”. This will be in the amount of $750.00 based on a student’s financial need.  And, thanks to your donations, we have also been able to increase the two established marching band awards to $750.00 each.

However, we need your help to keep these scholarships supported through your continued generosity. 

Please take a moment or two and make a donation. Any amount is welcomed and appreciated. But, if you need some help deciding on an amount, consider one of the following “suggestions”:

7/24/1921 The day Jack was born…so $7.00, $24.00 or $19.00 or $21.00 (or $1,921…)
1952Jack started teaching at UNL…. $52.00
1961Jack began leading the UNL: Marching Band…$61.00
1962Jack took the marching band to the Gotham Bowl…$62.00
1963Jack’s first of many Orange bowl appearances…$63.00
1972The band goes “co-ed” …. $72.00
1973Orange Bowl Sousa show, featuring a 60-yard-long American Flag, the first of this size on a football field… $73.00
1974Jack took the band to Europe…$74.00
2020Jack would have been 99 today…$99.00
Please make a gift to support Nebraska band students today!.

It’s very simple: go to go.unl.edu/sniderfund and click the GIVE NOW button.

Thank you!