Thank an MIT Community Member: Submission #11

Your Name: Anonymous 
Your DLCI or Other Affiliation with MIT: {Empty}
Person or Group You Would Like to Recognize: Office of Records  Team (Helena Sebastian, Alisa Covert, Jasmine Ortiz, Sarah Hendrick)
Department, Lab, or Center, or Other Affiliation with MIT: {Empty}
Email Address: {Empty}
Tell Us About It:
In the midst of the Institute taking unprecedented steps to reduce the number of students and staff on campus amid the Covid-19 situation, the Alumni Association proceeded with MIT's giving day, known as the MIT 24-Hour Challenge, held on Thursday March 12th this year. The Office of Records team is responsible for recording the majority of the donations that come to MIT on that day and every day. In the hours following the announcement from MIT's central HR, the Office of Records team took proactive steps to ensure continuity of operations, servicing both internal MIT departments and the Institute's alumni and donors. The team is among the unsung heroes of the Institute, doing work day in and day out to ensure that the philanthropic resources that so many students, labs, centers, and departments so largely depend on, are accepted and recorded appropriately. In the days to come, we were made aware that the team has plans to continue to provide services. On 3/12 during the 24 hour challenge, over 6,000 donations were made and the team has dedicated all their efforts to ensure that these donations are processed in a timely manner. They plan to ensure continuity of operations by alternating their staffing for both in office and remote work. Their commitment to the work of the Alumni Association and the Institute at-large is commendable and I hope can be recognize in some small or significant way. 
Thank you for your consideration.