Name A Squirrel

Make a gift of $18.04+ to any fund on the OHIO Giving Day site and name an iconic College Green squirrel.

You asked for it, you got it: the chance to Name a Squirrel is BACK for OHIO Giving Day 2026!

Year after year, more than 1,000 Bobcats name one of our iconic College Green squirrels on Giving Day. We always LOVE seeing your creative names, from the sweet to the downright silly. Did you know we get literal fan mail about squirrel naming?! And when you get fan mail about a fundraising campaign, well, you bring it back—bigger, better and bushier-tailed than ever.

NAME A SQUIRREL

Make a gift of $18.04 or more to any featured fund on OHIO Giving Day and let us know what you’d like to name your squirrel at checkout. You’ll receive a handsome digital certificate complete with your Sciurus carolinensis' new moniker. This professionally designed certificate is suitable for printing, framing and/or gifting. (Psst: college acceptance or graduation gift, anyone?)

NEW THIS YEAR – THE PAW-FECT PAIR
Donors now have the option to name a SINGLE squirrel or a squirrel PAIR! After all, we have TWO squirrel mascots who frolic around campus on Giving Day. Celebrate your relationship with your favorite Bobcat roommate, classmate, loved one, professor, mentor, celebrity or just you and Rufus, forever commemorated on our exclusive and NEWLY DESIGNED printable frame-quality certificate. Either option is the same gift level and process — just give $18.04 or more to name your single squirrel, or now pair of fuzzy friends!

During checkout, you’ll see options to name either a single squirrel or a squirrel pair. Please enter names in only one field—each gift of $18.04 or more receives one certificate (either a single squirrel or a squirrel pair). Select Give Now! to search our featured funds and make your gift.