Spencer C. Duncan Make It Count基金会向密苏里-堪萨斯城大学的Spencer C. Duncan Make It Count基金捐赠了1万美元，用于为美国退伍军人提供进一步的教育机会。
斯宾塞·邓肯（Spencer C. Duncan）是一名美国陆军预备役炮兵，他在阿富汗的持久自由行动中牺牲，这是美军在单一事件中伤亡人数最多的一次。 当他的家人悲痛万分时，他们决定纪念斯宾塞的最好方式是帮助其他男女军人。斯宾塞是堪萨斯州奥拉西人。
“Our family really wanted to shut other people out and grieve,” Dale Duncan, Spencer’s father and chairman of the board of the Spencer C. Duncan Make It Count Foundation says. “But we knew that our son wouldn’t have wanted that.”
Following Spencer’s death, a family friend recommended organizing a 5K run in his honor. 他的家人认为这将是一个伟大的方式来纪念斯宾塞和帮助他人。 该活动当年筹集了2万美元，在其10年的历史中已筹集了90多万美元。
“这些退伍军人学生收到的不仅仅是钱。 It also shows that 威尼斯人娱乐城 has community partners who support the student veteran population and want to see them succeed.” —
Jason Parson, BA ’99, president and CEO of Parson & Associates, LLC, and a veteran who served in Iraq, is president of the board of the Make it Count Foundation.
“I joined the military when I was 17 years old,” Parson says. “It was the greatest decision I ever made. It’s been the foundation of all my success. I hope we can continue to grow this partnership and help more veterans earn their degrees.”
Shelby Manning, who is currently pursuing her master’s in business administration and has plans for law school; and AJ Sharif, a first-generation student determined to get his master’s in business administration; 是两名堪萨斯大学退伍军人学生，他们获得了Make It Count基金会的奖学金支持。
退伍军人学生支持服务中心的副主任埃里克·戈姆利指出，这种支持会产生重大影响。
“These generous gifts can help reduce some of the stress a student veteran may be having and allow them to focus more on their schoolwork rather than how they are going to afford books. But these student veterans receive more than just money towards their expenses,” Gormly says. “It also shows that 威尼斯人娱乐城 has community partners who support the student veteran population and want to see them succeed.”