Alumni chapter\u27s donation will benefit baseball and football initiative

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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 1-13-2016 M-Club Announces $1.5 Million Gift to Forward Together Campaign Adam Kuffner Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Kuffner, Adam, "M-Club Announces $1.5 Million Gift to Forward Together Campaign" (2016). University of Mississippi News. 2977. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/2977 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchThe University of Mississippi’s athletics facilities,including Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the newPavilion at Ole Miss, are undergoing dramaticupgrades, which should be completed by late 2016.M-Club Announces $1.5 Million Gift to Forward TogetherCampaignAlumni chapter's donation will benefit baseball and football initiativesJANUARY 13, 2016 BY ADAM KUFFNEROXFORD, Miss. – The M-Club Alumni Chapterof the Ole Miss Alumni Association hascommitted a new $1.5 million gift to the ForwardTogether Campaign, which is helping to expandand upgrade athletics facilities and opportunitiesat the University of Mississippi.After giving $1 million in 2012, the M-Club liftsits total to $2.5 million since the start of thecampaign, bringing the campaign total to morethan $160 million.“The M-Club Alumni Chapter is excited tocontinue to play a significant role in theForward Together Campaign,” M-Club President Todd Sandroni said. “We are also honored thatsome of the funds from our latest donation will be applied toward the letterwinner walk and plaza, whichspecifically recognizes the contributions and achievements of the very group we represent.”“The projects associated with the Forward Together Campaign provide another opportunity for M-Clubalumni to support and remain actively involved with Ole Miss athletics,” added Clay Cavett, associatedirector of alumni affairs. “These initiatives will continue to propel our athletics program forward, and weare proud to be a part of that momentum.”The $1.5 million commitment will be split in half between baseball and football initiatives. Specifically,the organization will put $500,000 toward the Jake Gibbs Letterwinner Walk. The columned walk willhonor every Ole Miss athlete who ever earned a letter competing for Ole Miss and will also be part of theWalk of Champions, which will connect to the new entrance to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium’s north endzone.The letterwinner walk and plaza associated with it are to be unveiled in late 2016.“To see the M-Club, comprised of former student-athletes, committing to the future of Ole Miss Athleticsis proof that all Rebels are part of one big family,” said Ross Bjork, Ole Miss athletics director. “Thisadditional $1.5 million donation will go a long way with the plans we have set for the future.”The large donation by the M-Club helps the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation, seeking to raise $1 millionto honor Gibbs with the project. The foundation is aiming to reach the project goal by March 2016.“As an M-Club member and working in the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation, I’m proud to see so manyRebels come together to support the Forward Together campaign,” said Keith Carter, senior associateathletics director for development and athletics foundation executive director. “This generouscommitment pushes us past the halfway point for our goal towards the letterwinner walk. We hope thisgift will encourage others to step up and contribute to this worthy cause.”To directly donate toward the Jake Gibbs Letterwinner Walk and support Ole Miss athletics, go tohttps://ignite.olemiss.edu/project/993.About M-ClubThe M-Club Alumni Chapter of the Ole Miss Alumni Association provides the opportunity forletterwinners to maintain relationships across different sports, generations and geographical locations,and allows them to remain actively involved in Ole Miss athletics. 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The Federal Reserve’sNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannelAbout the Ole Miss Athletics FoundationThe Ole Miss Athletics Foundation is the fundraising department of the Department of IntercollegiateAthletics and provides resources for student-athletes through scholarships, facilities, coaches’compensation and other areas of the programs. For more information about the foundation and itsinitiatives, visit http://www.givetoathletics.com or call 662-915-7159.FILED UNDER: APPS-ATHLETICS, APPS-TOP NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, NEWS RELEASESRead the story …More Posts from this CategoryRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p i

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