TORONTO, December 20, 2007 -- There is still time to donate to York University’s York to the Power of 50 fundraising campaign during the 2007 tax year, and to help the York University Foundation take another step toward its campaign goal of $200 million.

 

Donors who contribute to the campaign on or before December 31 will receive the benefit of a 2007 tax receipt. Donations can be made online by clicking here or by calling 416 650 8210. Donations postmarked after December 31, 2007 will receive a charitable tax receipt for credit in the 2008 calendar year.

 

York University Foundation recently embarked on the York to the Power of 50 fundraising campaign, the largest in the University’s history. The $200 million campaign celebrates York's first 50 years of exponential growth, and prepares the University for an even more remarkable future in “redefining the possible.”

 

If you have already made a contribution to the York to the Power of 50 campaign, the York University Foundation would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generosity.

 

About the York University Foundation: A new and innovative approach to fundraising for York University, the York University Foundation is an independent entity that exists to support York's fundraising priorities and provides a high level of accountability to its donors. Under the direction of its volunteer Board of Directors, the York University Foundation provides fundraising leadership and support aimed at helping York University redefine the possible.

 

York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto, Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 50,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 200,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 11 faculties and 24 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation.

 

 

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Media Contact:

Bruce Mitchell, Marketing and Communications Specialist, York University Foundation, 416 736 2100 x33508 /

mitcheb@yorkfoundation.yorku.ca

 

 

 

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