Bristol University's £100 million centenary campaign to benefit local community
Howard Lake | 6 February 2009 | News
Bristol University has launched a campaign to celebrate its centenary with the aim of raising £100 million by 2014. The income will be used to benefit research, students and also the local community.
For example, the education project, with a fundraising target of £1.5 million, aims to lift Bristol schools out of the bottom quartile of league tables. The University plans to expand the existing ‘Access to Bristol’ project, which supports schoolchildren who might otherwise not have the opportunity to do so to go to university.
The community-sport programme has a target of £250,000 and aims to appoint a community sports officer, establish a community sport-leader award and set up a community coach development programme, which will train up to 80 coaches and officials to volunteer in the local community.
Other areas to benefit include drama and veterinary services.
www.bristol.ac.uk/centenarycampaign/
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