Lyndon State College launches $10 million fundraising campaign
From California to New Hampshire, Lyndon State College’s alumni and friends came together at nine different locations across the country on Saturday afternoon, July 17, to celebrate the public launch of the college’s first multi-million fundraising campaign, A New View: the Second Century Campaign.‘This $10 million campaign is a critical step in the evolution of Lyndon as we end our first 100 years and prepare for our second century,’ said Lyndon President Carol A. Moore. Lyndon plans to complete The Second Century Campaign in coordination with the conclusion of its Centennial Year in December 2011.A core group of volunteers have been assisting the College in the development of A New View: The Second Century Campaign including: National Honorary Chair Mark Valade ‘78 (President & CEO of Carhartt, Inc.), Honorary National Chair Allan Gilmour (retired vice chair and CFO of Ford Motor Company), Northeast Kingdom Chair Jan Eastman (attorney and retired president of the Snelling Center) and Honorary Northeast Kingdom Chair John Downs (retired founding partner of Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC). More information on the Campaign’s leadership can be found here.Before publically announcing The Second Century Campaign and its $10 million goal, College officials and the campaign’s volunteer leadership wanted to achieve at least 60% of their goal. As of July 15, 2010, Lyndon had secured over $6.6 million towards its campaign goal.The Second Century Campaign’s most visible gift was a recent $1 Million gift from Carhartt, Inc. ‘The big gifts are important, however, every gift counts,’ said Dean of Institutional Advancement Bob Whittaker. ‘We are grateful up to this point to have a 35% participation rate from our alumni, 74% from our full-time faculty and staff, 100% from our volunteers, as well as the support of over 400 friends and nearly 100 businesses and foundations’at the same time, we look forward to building upon these numbers in the months ahead.’According to President Moore, ‘this campaign is intended to strengthen Lyndon’s nationally competitive academic programs; help more first-in-family college students achieve their dream of a college education; and better connect the talent of our faculty and students with the business development needs of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.’ Gifts to the campaign benefit a wide range of needs including student scholarships, program development, operating support, and academic equipment needs. For more information about A New View: The Second Century Campaign, please visit www.lyndonstate.edu/anewview(link is external) or call 802-626-6426.Source: Lyndon. 7.17.2010