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Jack F. and Glenna Y. Wylie
$1 Million Matching Gift Leverages $4 Million Investment in Scholarships
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he late Jack and Glenna Wylie impacted hundreds of students during their lifetime by providing scholarships for nursing, first-generation and low-income students. Continuing their legacy of support, in June 2016, the Jack F. & Glenna Y. Wylie Foundation and its trustees, Tom McDonnell and Brad Bergman, committed to a $1 million scholarship matching gift. The Foundation challenged Avila to build the capacity of its endowment over a five-year period by not drawing from it and instead raising an additional $1 million in annual scholarships over the next five years, with every dollar being matched by the Foundation. Their gift will help Avila’s endowment grow to at least $11.5 million by 2020, increasing the endowment by more than $2 million, for a total five-year investment of $4 million in scholarships. This matching gift will ultimately help
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even more Avila students pursue their dream of a college education. To receive the matching gift from the Wylie Foundation, we need your support. Please consider making a contribution by December 31, 2016 that will be matched dollar for dollar. You can make a gift by using the remit envelope in this edition of Accent or by going online to avila.edu/give. Every gift – no matter the amount – will get us closer to reaching our goal and receiving this very generous match. For many Avila students, scholarships are the difference between being able to receive a values-based education that prepares them to make contributions to the global community or not. Help us make their Avila education a reality!
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