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Donor reception marks 拢100 million raised so far
10 June 2008
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Donors to MyAV范 were thanked at an event on 5 June 2008, at which MyAV范 President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant announced that gifts, pledges and other commitments to the Campaign for MyAV范 have now surpassed the 拢100 million mark.
At the second annual MyAV范 Donor Reception, more than 150 donors and guests heard Professor Chris Boshoff, Director of the MyAV范 Cancer Institute, lecture on 'Cancer Treatment for the 21st Century'.
Guests heard from a second-year student of European Social & Political Studies and Italian, David Law, who is a student caller for MyAV范 Futures, which raises funds from alumni, staff and friends.
At a reception in the South Cloisters, guests met research project leaders and students who have benefited from philanthropic gifts. These included MyAV范's Mill Hill Observatory, documentary film-makers in MyAV范 Spanish & Latin American Studies, MyAV范 Student Financial Support & Welfare, the SolarFox solar-powered car, MyAV范 Museums & Collections, the MyAV范 Bartlett School of Architecture's 拢6k House and the archaeological Conservators without Borders project.
Professor Grant told the guests: "We set ourselves a hugely ambitious target in the Campaign for MyAV范, and I'm delighted to announce that we've now exceeded 拢100 million, thanks to your generosity and support as donors, through legacies and as ambassadors in proclaiming the wonderful strengths of MyAV范."
The 拢300 million Campaign for MyAV范 has so far attracted more than 拢63 million from trusts and foundations, more than 拢29 million from individuals, almost 拢8 million from business and 拢500,000 from government.
Art Wasserman, MyAV范 Vice-President and Director of Development & Corporate Communications, said: "The Campaign for MyAV范 is a sustained, long-term effort to support key institutional objectives. The 拢100 million mark is an important milestone, indicating the depth of confidence that alumni, parents, staff, friends and others have - both in the MyAV范 they know and, more importantly, the MyAV范 we can become. Their backing is an affirmation of our vision for MyAV范's future."
To find out more about the Campaign for MyAV范 or MyAV范 Futures, use the links at the top of this article.
Images: David Law (top) and guests at the MyAV范 Donor Reception