Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am writing to ask you to consider making a gift as part of UMD's Annual Community Giving Campaign to help meet important needs in our communities.
Each year the Duluth community unites to help our neighbors needing assistance. In addition, we support environmental and arts organizations, as well as many other non-profit organizations that have a significant impact on our quality of life in the Twin Ports area.
This year, the opportunity for you to make a significant difference is especially great. Hunger, homelessness, and poverty rates are soaring. The pandemic is exacerbating inequities. Our healthcare systems are stressed, and many arts organizations have been unable to operate for months.
No matter which causes call to you the most, they all would greatly benefit from our help to get through these challenging times. I am asking you to join me in making a gift through this year's giving campaign to help others in our community.
Learn more about the participating charities by accessing the UMD Community Campaign materials and make a pledge to support the causes you care about at https://www.ipledgeonline.org/
If you have any questions about the UMD Community Giving Campaign, please contact Wendy Larrivy at (218) 726-7507 or wlarrivy@d.umn.edu.
Your gift/pledge in any size will make a significant difference. You can help by Continuing Our Tradition of Giving.
Sincerely,
Lendley Black
Chancellor
