Text: 'Name A Squirrel'; cartoon squirrel holds up a pencil and a name tag that says 'Make a Gift and give me a name!'

If you’ve spent any time on UGA’s campuses, there is one fluffy critter that steals the show every single day. Sciurus carolinensis. Now, you have the chance to give these bushy-tailed residents the gift that keeps on giving: a name.

With your gift of at least $10 to any area at UGA, you will receive a digital certificate with your squirrel's new name. Gifts of at least $70 will receive a plush squirrel, complete with the aforementioned certificate, draped in bespoke UGA garb.

Don’t miss out on your chance to impact UGA and its students (and its squirrels). Make your gift by May 6!

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Cute plush squirrel with 'I Love UGA' shirt on

Please allow 4-6 weeks for your squirrel to arrive. One squirrel will be mailed per transaction. If your squirrel should be shipped to an address different than the billing address used to make your donation, please email gafund@uga.edu with the correct address.

The possibilities here are almost endless. You can take this opportunity and name one of these charming, bushy-tailed creatures anything you like! Maybe a funny pun or a heartfelt tribute, your favorite professor, a dining or residence hall, or even your favorite Megan Moroney song. Go nuts!

Well, now that you mention it... because we respect the dignity of our campus critters, our dedicated team of squirrel aficionados will vet each name and we reserve the right to decline any name that we feel is either inappropriate or otherwise yucky and unbecoming. If a name is declined, you will have one opportunity to submit an alternate, but your gift will not be refunded, so choose wisely!

If by “legally binding,” you mean bound by the time-honored Bulldog tradition of giving back and thus you are vested with the ability to point at any such squirrel that emerges from any such tree, bush, trash can, patch of grass, etc. and dub that particular squirrel by the moniker that you so choose, then sure. If you mean “will this stunning certificate hold up in a court of law?” then no.

Please do! If you don’t post it on Instagram, did it even happen? Just kidding. But really, we would love nothing more than seeing your creative and unique names AND it’s a fantastic way to encourage your fellow Bulldogs to make an impact through philanthropy!

Have you ever tried to snack on some chips while walking on North Campus while those fluffy little fellas are sitting there staring at you looking so cute and hungry, so you end up feeding them your entire bag of chips and then you turn up to your French midterm absolutely ravenous because you gave up your only sustenance to a tiny little creature with a fluffy tail and eyes that show you where home is?

... anyway.

If you haven’t had that experience, then just know that UGA’s squirrels are iconic, plentiful and fun. Naming critters is fun and we believe that giving back to UGA should be as fun and unique as our Bulldog community.