{"id":68944,"date":"2005-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-annual-fund-sets-record-breaking-year\/"},"modified":"2005-07-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-21T00:00:00","slug":"uri-annual-fund-sets-record-breaking-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2005\/07\/uri-annual-fund-sets-record-breaking-year\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Annual Fund sets record-breaking year"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I — July 21, 2005 — The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Annual Fund raised $1.18 million for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, an all-time record and 5 percent increase over the previous year. The average gift was $119, a 9 percent increase over last year.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Annual Fund is the University\u2019s premier fund and the primary source of unrestricted support for many ongoing programs.<\/p>\n


\n\tAnnual Fund Director Sarah Howard, of Wakefield, said the fund benefited from several large gifts. \u201cWe had more members of the President\u2019s Circle, a giving club that includes individuals who make donations of $10,000 and above.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe found that even with soaring gas prices and the general uncertainty people have about world events and the economy, education is still at the top of peoples\u2019 priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHoward had high praise for the honorary chairs of the Annul Fund, Wesley R. \u201cWes\u201d and Dianne Kenny Card. Wes Card is chief operating and financial officer of Jones Apparel, Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and leading designer and marketer of branded apparel, footwear, and accessories.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThey worked hard on the fund from the beginning to the end. They can take pride in making this our most successful year ever. As they end their service to the Annual Fund, their commitment to 溏心vlog免费B站 won\u2019t end. They have accepted the University\u2019s invitation to be next year\u2019s Winter Gala co-chairs,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Annual Fund is comprised of the Alumni Fund, the Parents Fund and the Graduate School Funds. Unrestricted contributions to the Annual Fund are critical because they provide flexible funding that can be put to immediate use where needed most.<\/p>\n


\nNow that the fund has grown monetarily, Howard is setting her sights on improving participation. \u201cWe need to find creative ways to engage more alumni, friends and parents,\u201d she said. \u201cThe University has been graduating more than 2,000 students each year, and we need to reach out so they can realize the benefits of continued participation with 溏心vlog免费B站. What many of our young alumni might not know is that the Annual Fund provided scholarship support so they could successfully complete their degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhat a great year it has been for the Annual Fund,\u201d said Paul Witham, associate vice president of development at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cWes and Dianne Card were champions of the fund throughout the year, providing the leadership and alumni involvement that makes a difference to so many of our graduates.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe Annual Fund staff also deserves major kudos for its accomplishments. Sarah and her team met every challenge with energy, enthusiasm and good humor,\u201d Witham said. In addition to Howard, the Annual Fund is staffed by Pat Salzillo, Ibn Bakari, Teri Woodbine and Alisa Mahoney.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I — July 21, 2005 — The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Annual Fund raised $1.18 million for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, an all-time record and 5 percent increase over the previous year. The average gift was $119, a 9 percent increase over last year. The Annual Fund is the University\u2019s premier fund and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}