AASV Foundation News (July 2018)
In an effort to achieve $2 million in restricted funds by the 2019 AASV Annual Meeting, Dr John Waddell challenged his fellow past presidents to recruit new donors to the foundation endowment.
But the challenge is really for all AASV members. Yes, you.
Your contribution to the AASV Foundation endowment helps ensure a bright future for the swine veterinary profession. It supports research into the diseases you fight every day. It funds scholarships for exceptional veterinary students and for swine veterinarians seeking advanced degrees and certifications. It supports veterinary students seeking swine practice experience and provides travel stipends for students attending the annual meeting. It supports the annual meeting keynote lectures that inspire and motivate attendees every year.
Chances are that you’ve benefited from one or more of these foundation-funded programs. It’s time for YOU to rise to the challenge! Help continue the legacy of support that has enabled the foundation to accomplish so much, donate to the AASV Foundation endowment. Endowed contributions are invested to produce income ensuring the availability of funding well into the future, so your donation will have a lasting impact on the profession.
Endowed giving programs
Leman
If you’re not already a Leman Fellow, you should be! Named for the late industry leader and former AASV president, Dr Allen D. Leman, this giving program confers the title of Leman Fellow upon those who contribute $1000 or more to the foundation endowment.
Heritage
The Heritage Fellow program represents the next level of support for the foundation, recognizing contributions of $5000 or more. In addition to monetary donations, Heritage Fellows may select from additional contribution options, including life insurance policies, estate bequests, and retirement plan assets.
Legacy
The Legacy Fund provides an opportunity to recognize a principal donor or an honoree through a significant contribution to the endowment. A donor, multiple donors, or a veterinary practice may establish and name a Legacy Fund with a monetary gift of $50,000 or more. The fund may be named after the donor or another individual or group.
For more information about the AASVF endowment giving programs, or to make a contribution, see aasv.org/foundation, or contact the AASV Foundation by phone, 515-465-5255, or e-mail, aasv@aasv.org.
Recruit and register!
It’s time to recruit your golf team! Registration is now open for the annual AASV Foundation Golf Outing, slated for Thursday, August 23rd at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City, Iowa.
AASV members, industry stakeholders, and their clients, family, and staff are invited to register a 4-person team for this fun, 18-hole best-ball tournament. Individual golfers and couples are also welcome and will be assigned to a team.
Golfer check-in begins at 11:00 am on the 23rd, with practice balls available for warming up on the driving range before the contest begins. A shotgun start at noon kicks off the four-person team, best-ball competition. Golfers compete as a foursome against the challenges of the course (and the other teams) in addition to participating in individual contests along the way.
Boxed lunches, sponsored by APC, and beverages, courtesy of Zoetis, will be supplied on-course. Numerous golf hole sponsors, including Aurora Pharmaceutical, Cambridge Technologies, Elanco Animal Health, GlobalVetLINK, Hog Slat, Huvepharma, Insight Wealth Group, Merck Animal Health, National Pork Producers Council, Pharmgate Animal Health, and Topigs Norsvin, will offer games and giveaways to add to the fun. When the golfing is completed, team and individual contest winners will be recognized during the pork dinner sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.
The registration fee includes 18 holes of best-ball golf, cart, lunch, beverages, awards dinner, and prizes. Funds raised by the event support AASV Foundation programs, including research grants, travel stipends for students attending the AASV annual meeting, swine externship grants, scholarships for veterinarians pursuing board certification in the American College of Animal Welfare, tuition grants at the Swine Medicine Education Center, and more.
For a sneak peek at the golf course, visit www.landsmeergolfclub.com. For more information about the outing, contact AASV by phone, 515-465-5255, or e-mail, aasv@aasv.org.