December 21, 2003 - 4:00pm
Prominent Nanaimo realtor Roger McKinnon, who was among the first students at the then-Malaspina College back in 1969, has made a big contribution back to his alma mater.
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Last week McKinnon confirmed a pledge of $10,000 to the campaign to build the New Library at the Nanaimo campus.
“I got my start at Malaspina and I have built a good career from what I learned there,” he said. “ I have seen Malaspina grow tremendously over the years; my children have studied there and done well too, and I am very glad to be able to contribute to help future generations of students.”
McKinnon was one of the founders of the Malaspina students Business Club, and has since contributed as a Director and Chair of the Malaspina Foundation which works to raise funds for student support and new equipment for the university-college.
McKinnon’s pledge has helped to bring the total raised to date for the Library to just over $1.2 million. The fundraising is a vital component of the $10 million cost of almost doubling the size of the current Library, and greatly expanding its technology and learning resources for Malaspina’s 10,500 students.
Contact: Roger Prior (250) 740-6217
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