Winter/Spring 2012 Aesculapian Magazine - University of Georgia ...

Fundraising update: Gov. Deal recommends funding VMLC construction
We are pleased to report that we have made
substantial progress toward building the new
Veterinary Medical Learning Center. Three key events,
all within recent months, have brought us closer to
this reality.
The biggest news is that Georgia Governor
Nathan Deal has listed our VMLC among the projects
he would like the Georgia General Assembly to fund
for FY13. Governor Deal’s proposed budget will
be considered by the Georgia General Assembly
throughout the spring legislative session.
“We are optimistic that the House and Senate
will endorse our project, with final approval in April
2012,” said Sheila W. Allen, dean of the College. “If all
continues as hoped, construction of our new Hospital
would break ground in fall 2012.”
If you would like to express your support for this
project, please contact your local legislators. You
may find the name and contact information for your
legislators on the Georgia General Assembly’s website
at: www.legis.ga.gov
Prior to the Governor’s announcement in January,
we had several generous benefactors come forward
in the fall. One, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation,
donated $5 million toward our project, which pushed
us over the $10 million mark.
Within weeks, a devoted Hospital client, and
supporter of the University of Georgia, offered to
match all gifts until we reach our $15 million goal in
private funds raised.
The CVM continues to raise private funds toward
this project. Since December 1, we have raised
$543,000. With the matching funds pledged, this
brings our total VMLC fundraising to $14.6 million
(as of our publication date).
If you wish to make a multi-year pledge or
consider a naming opportunity, please contact us at
give2vet@uga.edu, or call our Development office at
706.542.1807. For more information about the need
for the VMLC, the plans for the facility, our capital
campaign, and the honor roll of donors, or to give a
gift through our secured website, visit:
www.vet.uga.edu/vmlc
Thanks so much to all of you for your steadfast
dedication, patience, and perseverance as we’ve
worked to create awareness about the need for this
project and to raise the funds to realize this goal. For
decades to come, the VMLC will have a positive
impact on the students, faculty, staff at the UGA
College of Veterinary Medicine, as well as the patients
we treat and the veterinary profession in Georgia and
our surrounding region.
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