Anonymous $100,000 Gift Presented to Winthrop Fund

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The donors, who live in the South Carolina Lowcountry, chose the Winthrop Fund because of the dynamic way in which it provides for all facets of the Winthrop campus community, from faculty support to student scholarships to key, immediate priorities.

Their leadership gift helped to create a banner year for the Winthrop Fund, with 2010 gifts to the Winthrop Fund totaling nearly $600,000.

ROCK HILL, S.C. - An anonymous $100,000 gift to the Winthrop Fund was received on the eve of a new year and a new semester. The gift, received in December, comes from a couple who has long been committed to supporting the Winthrop experience. The donors hope that their generous gift will be an affirmation of the Winthrop community and will inspire others to give to Winthrop, too.

The donors, who live in the South Carolina Lowcountry, chose the Winthrop Fund because of the dynamic way in which it provides for all facets of the Winthrop campus community, from faculty support to student scholarships to key, immediate priorities. Their leadership gift helped to create a banner year for the Winthrop Fund, with 2010 gifts to the Winthrop Fund totaling nearly $600,000.

For more information about the Winthrop Fund or ways to support the Winthrop community, contact the Winthrop University Office of Development at 803/323-2150 or visit www.winthropalumni.com.

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