THANKS MILLIONS: NEW YORK CAMPAIGN EXCEEDS GOAL

The New York phase of The Campaign for the University of Vermont has exceeded its $20 million goal, with some $22,066,125 in gifts and pledges to the Campaign received through November, 2006.

Launched with an elegant event at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, in September, 2005, the New York Campaign received strong support from some 3,775 members of the UVM community.

"We couldn't have had a more dedicated and committed group of volunteers to help the University move ahead on a bold and inspiring vision for UVM's future," New York Campaign Committee Chair Max Ansbacher '57 wrote in a letter to New York-area donors and volunteers. "The Campaign's overall $250 million objective is now clearly in sight, thanks in no small part to the alumni, parents and friends in and around New York who showed their enthusiastic support at the dawn of an exciting new era in UVM history . . . On behalf of the New York Regional Campaign Committee, my sincere thanks go to all who responded to our call to support UVM in its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever."

The University expressed its thanks to New York area alumni, parents, and friends with a display ad in the Sunday, October 8, 2006, edition of The New York Times, under the headline, "Vermont to the New York Region: 'Thanks Millions.'"