Forever True Day

Join Cyclones around the globe as we come together in an exciting show of support by making gifts to the things we love at Iowa State!

Fill your social media with cardinal and gold! Comment, like, and share using #ForeverTrueDay to show your Cyclone Power. Challenges, matches, and more will be announced throughout the event, so check back often.

Let’s go, Cyclones!


Forever True Day is up all night!
3 hours ago

Support from the Iowa State University community has been tremendous, and we’re feeling the Cyclone Power! Cyclones around the globe have worked together to uplift the areas across campus that matter most to them.  


When we ask Iowa Staters to rise to a challenge, Cyclone Nation stands up! Here are a few challenges and leaderboards to support this evening:


50 States Challenge

We are trying to get a gift from each state, and we only have a few left! Can you help us get a gift from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, West Virginia, or Wyoming? 


College Leaderboard

Help your favorite college get to the top of the leaderboard! The college with the most donors at the end of Forever True Day will claim the top spot!


Student Organization Leaderboard

Help your favorite student organization get to the top of the leaderboard! The org with the most donors at the end of Forever True Day will claim the top spot!


If you haven’t had a chance yet, make your gift and then make a statement! Share your love of Iowa State and #ForeverTrueDay across social media to show your Cyclone Power.  

Cyclone Nation is Strong!
6 hours ago

Forever True Day has just begun, and Cyclone Nation is strong! Hundreds of Cyclones have stepped up to support the areas they love. Thank you for empowering Iowa State. 


Consider becoming a Forever True Day influencer! Make a gift and convince two others to do the same via your custom link, and you’ll score some sweet Iowa State prizes.  


After you’ve made your gift, help us share ForeverTrueDay.com across your favorite social media platforms and use #ForeverTrueDay to make sure we see your love for Iowa State. 


Be sure to check back on the platform before noon CDT on April 3 for more updates. 

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50 States Challenge
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50 States Challenge
Let's show the impact of Cyclone Power everywhere! Turn the map on the Forever True Day homepage gold with gifts from all 50 states!
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Scholarship Fund Match
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Scholarship Fund Match
Scott and Tami Wilcox will match the first $1,250 contributed to the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Scholarship Fund!
$400 MATCHED
Agricultural Studies Match Complete
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Agricultural Studies Match
We did it! Thank you for supporting The Agricultural Studies program. You can still make your gift and make an impact! Your gift goes twice as far-the first $1,000 contributed to the Agricultural Studies Development Fund will be matched! The Agricultural Studies program provides students with a broad understanding of agricultural systems, business, and technology, preparing them for leadership roles in the industry. The program emphasizes hands-on learning, internships, and coursework in economics, management, and production agriculture.
$1,000 MATCHED
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BBMB Summer Undergraduate Research Program Challenge
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BBMB Summer Undergraduate Research Program Challenge
Double your impact on biochemistry undergraduate research! The first $10,000 contributed to the BBMB Summer Undergraduate Research Program (BSRP) will be matched. The program supports students in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (BBMB) to conduct full-time research over the summer while facilitating development of science-communication best practices, culminating in a fall research showcase.
$5,525 MATCHED
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Celebrate the Ivy College of Business!
If 50 donors make a gift to the Ivy College of Business during the first 12 hours of Forever True Day, Dean David Spalding will deliver donuts to a class of ICOB students! Gifts must be made by 11:59PM CDT on April 2, 2025.
Rank College Donors
1 Ivy College of Business 130
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College Leaderboard
Show your Cyclone Power and help your favorite college get to the top of the leaderboard! The college with the most donors at the end of Forever True Day will claim the top spot!
Rank College Donors
1 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 333
2 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 266
3 College of Engineering 212
4 College of Health and Human Sciences 139
5 Ivy College of Business 130
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College of Design Department Leaderboard
Help your favorite department in the College of Design get to the top of the leaderboard! The department with the most donors will earn the #1 spot.
Rank Department/Fund Donors
1 Dean W. Biechler SCI VIZ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award 14
2 Architecture Development Fund 9
3 Graphic Design Excellence Fund 6
4 Landscape Architecture Fund 4
5 Community and Regional Planning Fund 3
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Communication Studies Excellence Fund Challenge
$2,500
Communication Studies Excellence Fund Challenge
A group of Communication Studies faculty and staff will contribute $2,500 when 25 donors make a gift to the Communication Studies Excellence Fund!
7 / 25 Donors
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Cyclone Marching Band Challenge-Bookstore Collection!
400 donors to the Marching Band Support Fund will unlock a 20% off sale on the Marching Band Collection at the ISU Bookstore (in-person and online)!
Rank Fund Donors
1 Marching Band Support Fund 145
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Cyclone Marching Band Challenge-Dr. Carichner Basketball Challenge!
When 350 donors make a gift to the Marching Band Support Fund, Dr. Christian Carichner, Director of the Cyclone Marching Band, will go head-to-head in a game of basketball with some very special guests!
Rank Fund Donors
1 Marching Band Support Fund 145
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Cyclone Snack Break Challenge
50 donations in support of the University Library Forever True Day efforts will unlock a snack break for up to 500 students during Finals Week. The library hosts nearly 10,000 students a day during Prep and Finals Weeks. We provide places to focus, collaborate, recharge, and find support. Surprise snacks will help fuel success for our Cyclone scholars when they stop in Parks Library.
Rank Department Donors
1 University Library 51
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Equine Expansion Capital Project Match
An anonymous donor couple will match every gift to the Equine Expansion Capital Project with a 4:1 match! This means for every $1 contributed, $4 additional dollars are unlocked. Make a gift and watch your impact go even further on FOUR-ever True Day!
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 Equine Expansion Fund $115.00
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For the Love of Food & Italy 2026
Help our Cyclones explore Italian cuisine at home and abroad! This program gives students the opportunity to explore food systems in Italy and work with Italian chefs. Students will immerse themselves in the culture and cuisine of Italy to develop a global network in preparation for careers in the food industry. Make a gift to the Degner Culinary Food Science Enrichment Fund as part of the For the Love of Food & Italy Challenge and enter a drawing to win a hands-on pasta making course with the Culinary Food Science Faculty Chef Karla Boetel & Erica Beirman. The winner will be notified via email by May 1.
Rank Fund Donors
1 Nancy and Richard Degner Culinary Food Science Enrichment Fund 17
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French Conservation Education Camp
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French Conservation Education Camp
Help support the Rod & Connie French Conservation Education Camp where students are able to gain hands-on field education in forestry, fisheries and wildlife. The first $2,500 given to this fund will be matched!
$175 MATCHED
ISU Food Pantry Support Fund Match Complete
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ISU Food Pantry Support Fund Match
A group of Iowa State University Foundation staff will match the first $1,000 contributed to the ISU Food Pantry Support Fund to support SHOP!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Ivy College of Business Giveaway Challenge
Once 150 donors make a gift to the Ivy College of Business, 10 students will win an Ivy College of Business swag giveaway!
Rank College Donors
1 Ivy College of Business 130
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Ivy College of Business Social Media Challenge
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Ivy College of Business Social Media Challenge
When you make a gift to the Ivy College of Business and share your favorite ISU memory or message to Dean David Spalding to celebrate his last Forever True Day on social media, an additional $100 will be added to your gift! Be sure to tag the Ivy College of Business on your message.
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LeBaron & McKay Complex Remodel Fund Match
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LeBaron & McKay Complex Remodel Fund Match
Gifts in support of the LeBaron/MacKay Complex will bolster the future of the college and beautify central campus! College of Human Sciences Dean Laura Jolly and spouse David Jolly will match the first $5,000 contributed to the LeBaron/MacKay Complex Remodel Fund.
$2,029 MATCHED
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Materials Science and Engineering Grad Cookout Challenge
Help MSE have a Forever True Day that’s well-done! When 20 donors make a gift to the Materials Science and Engineering Fellowship Fund, the MSE department will sponsor a grad cookout!
Rank Fund Donors
1 Materials Science and Engineering Fellowship Fund 0
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Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement Match
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Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement Match
Recent ISU grads, maximize your impact! Billy Boulden, Assistant Dean of Students for Development and Student Leadership and Director of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement, will match the first $2,500 given to the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement contributed by alums who have graduated since 2013!
$400 MATCHED
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Tau Beta Pi Endowed Scholars Program Challenge
$10,000
Tau Beta Pi Endowed Scholars Program Challenge
Help provide scholarships for engineering students! Dave Kilzer '96 and LeVern Faidley '67 will contribute $10,000 to the Tau Beta Pi Endowed Scholars Program once 10 donors make a gift to the fund.
4 / 10 Donors
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Tinner and Hodges University Library Match
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Tinner and Hodges University Library Match
Double your impact and make your gift go further! Margot Tinner and Erich Hodges (‘13 dairy science and animal science, ‘19 DVM) will match the first $10,000 contributed to University Library with an additional $10,000 to help the library support student, faculty and staff success. The University Library consists of Parks Library on central campus and the Veterinary Medical Library in Patterson Hall in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
$7,112 MATCHED
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University Library Centennial Challenge
$10,000
University Library Centennial Challenge
Every 10 donors who give to the library unlocks $10,000 more in support of the University Library (up to $100,000). This challenge celebrates Iowa State University’s 100th year of serving students in Parks Library. Gifts made to the Forever True Day campaign will support the University Library in the next 100 years, helping all Cyclones succeed.
51 / 60 Donors
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University Museums Match
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University Museums Match
Kelly Applegate will match the first $2,500 contributed to any of the featured funds for University Museums on Forever True Day!
$700 MATCHED
Vicki Evanson Memorial Scholarship Challenge Complete
But you can still make a gift!
$2,500
Vicki Evanson Memorial Scholarship Challenge
Help students in the College of Design reach their creative potential! A $2,500 gift from Mary and Aarik Evanson will be unlocked when 20 donors make a gift to the Vicki Evanson Memorial Scholarship.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
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Achievers Scholarship Challenge
$1,500
Achievers Scholarship Challenge
Help provide scholarships to 3rd/4th year students in the Ivy College of Business who have worked their way into the honors program! David Halfpap will contribute $1,500 when 10 donors make a gift to the Achievers Scholarship!
5 / 10 Donors
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Agricultural Communication Match
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Agricultural Communication Match
Double your impact! Your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000 for the Agricultural Communication Development Fund! The agricultural communication major prepares future professionals with the knowledge and skills to communicate about agricultural science and issues across diverse audiences within and outside the agricultural sector.
$775 MATCHED
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Agriculture Education Professional Development Match
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Agriculture Education Professional Development Match
Nurture change—your gift grows twofold! The first $1,000 contributed to the Agriculture Education Professional Development Account will be matched. Your contribution will provide double the support for work-study students and short-term programs, including professional development workshops for agricultural education teachers across Iowa.
$100 MATCHED
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CALS Global Agriculture Experiences Challenge
Help provide additional scholarship dollars for CALS students to embark on their next study abroad experience! For every 25 gifts to this CALS Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment Fund, the CALS Study Abroad office will randomly select one recipient of a CALS Study Abroad swag bag!
Rank Fund Donors
1 Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment 5
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Civil Engineering Excellence Fund Match
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Civil Engineering Excellence Fund Match
Scott and Tami Wilcox will match the first $1,250 contributed to the Civil Engineering Excellence Fund!
$450 MATCHED
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Leaderboard
Help your favorite department in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reach the top of the leaderboard! The department with the most donors earns the #1 spot!
Rank Department Donors
1 Animal Sciences Excellence Fund 13
2 Agronomy Department Fund 12
3 Horticulture Department Fund 10
4 Economics Excellence Fund 9
5 Agricultural Education Endowment Fund 8
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College of Health and Human Sciences Donor Challenge
$2,000
College of Health and Human Sciences Donor Challenge
When 150 donors make a gift to any College of Health and Human Sciences fund, $2,000 will be unlocked for the CHHS Development Fund!
139 / 150 Donors
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Cyclone Marching Band Challenge- Early Show Reveal!
When 250 donors make a gift to the Marching Band Support Fund, the Cyclone Marching Band will reveal one of their halftime shows for the Fall 2025 season!
Rank Fund Donors
1 Marching Band Support Fund 145
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Cyclone Marching Band Challenge-Collection Sneak Peek!
When 300 donors make a gift to the Marching Band Support Fund, the Cyclone Marching Band will show off new merch items as part of the Marching Band Collection at the ISU Bookstore
Rank Fund Donors
1 Marching Band Support Fund 145
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Cyclone Marching Band-Donor Challenge!
$1,000
Cyclone Marching Band-Donor Challenge!
When 200 donors make a gift to the Marching Band Support Fund, an anonymous donor will contribute an additional $1,000!
145 / 200 Donors
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Dean W. Biechler SCI VIZ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Match
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Dean W. Biechler SCI VIZ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Match
A donor will match the first $10,000 contributed to the Dean W. Biechler SCI VIZ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, which will support students in the Biological/Premedical Illustrations program!
$1,500 MATCHED
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FarmHouse Heritage Fund Match
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FarmHouse Heritage Fund Match
The first $5,000 contributed to this fund will be matched by FarmHouse Fraternity brother, Tim Smith!
$2,075 MATCHED
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Forever True Day Cash Cube
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Forever True Day Cash Cube
Iowa State University students, faculty, and staff- come find us on campus for the chance to grab some cash for your favorite student organization, program, department, and more!
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Horticulture Department and Landscape Club Consultation
Help support the operations, priority programs, and initiatives of the Department of Horticulture. Make a gift to the Horticulture General Fund and enter a drawing to win a one-hour in-person landscape design consultation with the Landscape Club. The session will include a basic site overview, plant recommendations, and an elevation design sketch. The winner will be notified via email by May 1 and will have the opportunity to attend the consultation during the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 Landscape Club Design Sessions.
Rank Fund Donors
1 Horticulture Department Fund 10
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ISUAA LegaCy Program Endowment Match
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ISUAA LegaCy Program Endowment Match
A generous donor couple will match the first $2,500 contributed to the LegaCY Program Endowment!
$150 MATCHED
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Ivy College of Business New Scholarship Challenge
Once 250 donors make a gift to the Ivy College of Business, a new scholarship in ICOB will be unlocked!
Rank College Donors
1 Ivy College of Business 130
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Julie Larson ISUAA Student Leadership Program Match
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Julie Larson ISUAA Student Leadership Program Match
Double your impact! A generous donor couple will match the first $2,500 contributed to the Julie Larson ISUAA Student Leadership Program Endowment!
$219 MATCHED
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Materials Science and Engineering Department Fund Match
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Materials Science and Engineering Department Fund Match
Double your impact! The first $10,000 contributed to the Materials Science and Engineering Department Fund will be matched dollar for dollar!
$3,005 MATCHED
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Materials Science and Engineering Materials Advantage Group Challenge
Don’t miss out on a pizza the action on Forever True Day! When 10 donors make a gift to the Materials Science and Engineering Department Fund, the MSE department will purchase pizzas for a Materials Advantage Group meeting!
Rank Fund Donors
1 Materials Science and Engineering Department Fund 26
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Student Organization Leaderboard
Make a gift to a club or student org. that's hosted a FundISU project during the 2024-2025 year, and help your favorite group make it to the #1 spot in the leaderboard! The group with the most donors gets the top spot!
Rank Student Organization/Group Donors
1 Spirit Squad 5
2 Student Affairs Graduate Association 4
3 Stupka Symposium 3
4 Gymnastics Club 3
5 The Fashion Show 3
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Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building Partner Fund Match
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Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building Partner Fund Match
John and Valerie Gould will match the first $1,000 contributed to the Therkildsen Engineering Building Partner Fund!
$975 MATCHED
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Town Engineering Building Renovation and Expansion Challenge
$5,000
Town Engineering Building Renovation and Expansion Challenge
Help make the Town Engineering Building Renovation and Expansion project a reality! When 5 donors make a gift to the Town Engineering Building Renovation and Expansion Challenge Fund, Rick Tollakson will contribute $5,000. 10 donors unlocks another $5,000!
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University Library Dean Seo Match Complete
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University Library Dean Seo Match
Hilary Seo, dean of the Iowa State University Library will match the first $2,500 donated to the University Library. Dean Seo has been with the University Library for more than twenty years. As dean she has helped strategically steer Parks Library into its next century of service and elevate offerings at the Veterinary Medical Library. Your gift will help the University Library continue to meet emerging student needs and empower library faculty and staff to be their best.
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
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Veterinary Medicine General Scholarship Fund Challenge
$2,000
Veterinary Medicine General Scholarship Fund Challenge
Make your impact go further! For every 6 donors that contribute to the Veterinary Medicine General Scholarship Fund Dean, Dan Grooms and his wife, Donna, will contribute an additional $2,000 to scholarships for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine (up to $10,000)!
15 / 18 Donors
WiSE Donor Challenge Complete
But you can still make a gift!
$5,000
WiSE Donor Challenge
Show your support for the Women in Science and Engineering program! 15 donors to the Women in Science and Engineering Program Fund will unlock $5,000 from Maureen Steinwall, and 10 more donors will unlock an additional $5,000!
25 / 25 Donors
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Participating Groups
Athletics College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Design College of Engineering College of Health and Human Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Critical Need & Emergency Support Iowa State University Alumni Association Ivy College of Business Reiman Gardens Scholarships Sorority and Fraternity Engagement Stephens Auditorium Student Organizations Student Success University Library University Museums Veterinary Medicine
Show our collective Cyclone Power and make the map change colors with a gift from your area!
Rank State Gifts
1 IA 631
2 IL 63
3 MN 54
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