Before a crowd of nearly 600 top donors, the 91吃瓜网 celebrated the public launch of a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday night, supporting students, faculty members and special projects such as 91吃瓜网 Downtown.
Among the gifts recognized at the was a聽$7 million gift from for 91吃瓜网 Downtown, which increases total community support for the campus to $21 million.
This means 91吃瓜网 can now access the $20 million in state funding to construct a new academic building for about 7,700 91吃瓜网 and Valencia College students.
Dr. Phillips Charities had previously committed $3 million to the project, but announced its additional $4 million in support during the Friday event.
“Our original contribution was a good start, but when we further considered the transformational impact 91吃瓜网 Downtown will have on Orlando, we wanted to help solidify the project,鈥� Dr. Philips Charities CEO Kenneth Robinson told聽the聽.
“We are so proud of how much the community, particularly Dr. Phillips, has invested in this vision,” said 91吃瓜网 Downtown Vice Provost Thad Seymour, Jr. “Raising the $20 million in community support is a critical milestone for the project – and one that we’re thrilled to have achieved.”