Annual Fund Report
Breaking Records Class of ’46 Bursary leads the charge! been fortunate to meet with UTS alumni from various decades; all of whom have offered me valuable insight and advice. Such is a day in the life at UTS. I’m delighted to be part of a community that cares so much about this school’s mission and strives to be the best. The next few years will be exciting and we invite you to participate. First – and please do mark this date in your calendar – 2010 is the centennial year for UTS. Already, planning is underway. Please visit the UTS website at its new address www.utschools.ca or contact the Advancement Office to share your ideas on how we should celebrate UTS. Although we are just now mapping out our fundraising priorities, we are committed to keeping bursaries at the top of our priority list, next to the capital campaign which will supplement the existing Building Opportunities Fund. While bursary donations will be used to preserve the educational opportunity at UTS, the Building Fund will be earmarked for the purpose of revitalizing 371 Bloor and securing a long term home for UTS. At the very core of our advancement activity is an intense desire to preserve a learning environment in which students will continue to have a transformative experience. I’m pleased to join you on this mission and look forward to meeting many of you as we R celebrate and support UTS together. l
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he 2006 Annual Fund was an outstanding success, with a total of $378,800 received – over $145,000 above the record level of giving of $233,600 last year. Thank you! Contributions to the Andy Lockhart Bursary Fund, which was created by the Class of 1946 in honour of their 60th Anniversary and coordinated through the Annual Fund, was the catalyst for this significant increase. For the third consecutive year, the Class of 1945 continued to make installments to their Bursary, which was also established on their 60th Anniversary. Both funds are endowments and will complement the annual bursary income from the 1994-97 Preserving the Opportunity campaign. The Class of 1976 celebrated their 30th last October and gifted a full bursary to a student in this school year. A number of other class years – 1948, 1954 [Fleming Bursary], 1958, 1971, 1978, 1981 [25th reunion] and 1988 – each contributed over $5000 to this year’s campaign. Congratulations! Two other classes, 1943 and 1944, achieved donor participation of over 20%. These gifts from alumni and others – ‘Friends of UTS’, current and former staff, current and past parents and matching gift organizations – represent a significant level of additional support to UTS, and principally, to its student bursary program.
Other Alumni-Related Donations
Contributions were received from
alumni for specific allocations to the Preserving the Opportunity bursary endowment fund, to a Named bursary and to Umoyo, a special student project in Lusaka, Zambia, by the Class of 1956 on their 50th anniversary. To all donors, your support of UTS is extremely beneficial to our students in helping many of them to experience an excellent education in R the UTS tradition. l Don Borthwick ’54 fa l l 2 0 0 7
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