The Student Senate Endowment Committee is rolling out a fresh fundraising campaign that focuses on students investing in other students on the Hilltop.

“We need this initiative to promote Student Senate Scholarships and the idea of paying it forward on SMU’s Campus” said Timothy Hettinger, the chair of the Endowment Committee.

This year, the Endowment Committee will be actively promoting “Pony $2 Pony,” a campaign that encourages students to give $1, $2, $5, or $10 donations to the Student Senate Endowment Fund. These donations will go directly towards funding the annually awarded Student Senate Scholarships.

The kick-off event for the fundraising campaign will be Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 3-4 p.m. at the flagpole in front of Dallas Hall. There will be a booth with iPads that allow students to donate to the campaign’s GoFundMe account.

This launch coincides with the Student Senate Values Week, which begins Oct. 19 and ends Oct. 23. The student organization and Values Week are promoting the SMU Values Statement and endorsing the idea of “Pay It Forward.”

The “Pony $2 Pony” initiative has set a goal of generating $5,000 for student scholarships by the end of the fall 2015 semester. The fundraiser is set to continue into spring 2016.