The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.2004, Page 33

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pledged and received, to almost $2 million,
which, of course, includes the most gener-
ous combined support of $1 million from
the Government of Iceland, Eimskip and
the Eimskip University Fund. The total is a
remarkable figure and speaks well of the
generosity of the community in support of
the Icelandic Presence at the University of
Manitoba.
At the time of this, its first report on
the use of the Fund, the VIP Fund
Committee extends its most sincere thanks
to the 325 individual donors (to date!) who
have donated and pledged support for the
Valuing Icelandic Presence campaign. It
has reached its initial goal, the proceeds
from which it hopes the reader will agree is
being put to good use. The Fund remains
open for further donations and the
Committee hopes that, as the spirit moves
you, you will continue to support even fur-
ther the enterprise of sustaining and
expanding the “Icelandic Presence” at the
University of Manitoba for the benefit of
all Icelanders, hyphenated or not, and other
students and researchers into things
Icelandic.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of
the VIP Fund Committee:
David Arnason
Neil Bardal
Ray Johnson (to 2003)
Sigrid Johnson
Robert O’Kell
Carolynne Presser
Tim Samson
Ken Thorlakson
Paul Westdal (from 2003)
Richard Johnson, Chair
Editor’s Note: Reported on June 16,
2004. The following three accounts which
belong to the V.I.P. fund contain the fol-
lowing amounts:
Capital: $902,811.45
Capitalized Revenue: $8,474.75
Current Revenue: $38,638.01
Total: $949,924.21
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