{"id":3381,"date":"2013-01-29T15:25:11","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2013-02-12T09:53:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:53:26","slug":"cmu-connect-campaign-reaches-8-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2013\/cmu-connect-campaign-reaches-8-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"CONNECT Campaign Reaches $8.4-Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CONNECT<\/a>January 29, 2013\u00a0<\/i>\u2013 Thanks to its committed volunteer fundraisers and donors, Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s Board of Directors has unanimously agreed to move ahead with plans for construction of the CMU Library & Learning Commons and Bridge in 2013. The Board\u2019s decision was prompted in part by positive momentum in fundraising which saw gifts and pledges grow from approximately $5.4-million in October 2012 to $8.4-million as of January 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur CMU Board concluded that the time is right to move ahead, thanks to the generous commitments thus far of a diverse and growing community of supporters,\u201d says CMU President Cheryl Pauls in announcing the Board\u2019s decision to proceed. \u201cOur constituencies are clearly behind this project and want it to proceed at the earliest possible time, as a means to benefit both our University and the broader community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is gratifying to reach the $8.4-million level this early in the public phase of our CONNECT capital campaign,\u201d says Campaign Chair Elmer Hildebrand, who is C.E.O. of Golden West<\/p>\n

Broadcasting Co. Ltd. \u201cWhile the end-goal of the CONNECT campaign remains set at $12.6- million, the generosity of CMU supporters puts the University in a position to move confidently into the building phase and the final stretch of fully funding this important project. This Board decision will continue to build positive momentum for the Campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next steps are for the project architects (ft3) to complete final drawings by March 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that point, we will seek City of Winnipeg permits and put the project out to tender through the builder, Concord Projects Ltd.,\u201d says Pauls. \u201cOnce the tenders come in, we will establish the construction start date, which is likely to be early summer 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have reached this phase thanks to the remarkable support of our donors and the excellent leadership by our CONNECT Campaign cabinet members \u2013 Chair Elmer Hildebrand, Art DeFehr, Philipp R. Ens, Bill Fast, Janice Filmon, Bert Friesen, Charles Loewen, Jake Rempel, and Tamara Roehr,\u201d says Pauls. \u201cThere is a groundswell of support as a result of people across the country catching the vision of what this project can be. Now that we are close enough for people to know that this is really happening, it is helping our campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CONNECT Campaign will establish a Library & Learning Commons at the heart of CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus in south Winnipeg, generating vital resources and services, study and collaborative spaces, and welcoming the constituency and broader community into the life of the University. The project integrates CMU’s Bookstore with Mennonite Church Canada’s Resource Centre, and in addition includes a cafe and a pedestrian bridge to span Grant Avenue, connecting the new library to CMU\u2019s south side campus and providing safe passage for the CMU University community.<\/p>\n

For Campaign information:<\/p>\n

Visit CMU\u2019s CONNECT campaign website: www.cmu.ca\/connect<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact CMU Director of Development Abe Bergen | agbergen@cmu.ca<\/p>\n

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