{"id":2229,"date":"2011-11-02T10:51:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T14:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=2229"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:45:19","slug":"college-key-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/college-key-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support the College Key"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you for supporting the College Key.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The programs of the College Key, which further our mission to enhance life and career choices for Bates students, would not be possible without the continued support and dedication of the current College Key members. This support, through the collection of annual dues, allows the Key to raise and disburse over $20,000 a year to College Key programs, as well as several other important activities, scholarships, and awards at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may make a secure donation to the College Key through PayPal or with credit card. If you prefer to pay with a paper check, please fill out the secure donation form first. Once you submit the form, you will receive a confirmation email. Send a copy of that, along with your check, to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald W. McDade, Treasurer<br>The College Key<br>80 Ballpark Drive<br>Portland, Maine 04103<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not have access to a printer and would like to receive a paper copy of the dues invoice, please&nbsp;contact Meredith LaChapelle at <strong><a href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reminder:<\/strong> While your College Key dues and additional gifts help support many worthwhile programs at the college, they are not substitute for annual support of the Bates Fund. To make your gift to Bates directly, call toll-free 888-522-8371 or visit&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/give\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bates.edu\/give<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Please note that College Key dues <strong>cannot<\/strong> be paid on the Bates Fund site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thecollegekey.wufoo.com\/forms\/z1acklzw0evblig\/\">Support the College Key<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for supporting the College Key. The programs of the College&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-2229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41275,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2229\/revisions\/41275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}