A Message from the Campaign Chairs

The velocity of change in the world today is tremendous - faster than it has ever been before. Each day or month or year brings with it the excitement of what is new, but also the challenge of what problems need to be solved, what resources need to be saved, what questions need to be answered.

The University of Florida is working to solve many of the world's greatest challenges. Working to eradicate childhood diseases, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and save our food supply on a national and international scale. The University, by virtue of its size and scope, can also address nearly any issue, inspire any ambition and realize anyone's dream. What the University of Florida is missing is not the intellectual capacity or the ambitions or the dreams. It is missing the financial resources to fulfill them. Private philanthropy, through Florida Tomorrow: The Campaign for the University of Florida, will provide the margin of excellence to support our faculty and the promise our students hold.

Florida Tomorrow, to us, is a dream well within our reach. It is a place where our grandchildren's children will live in peace and abundance. It is a day when all the cultures of the world will collaborate for the mutual benefit of people on our planet. It is a belief that anything is possible - because of the excellence at hand, and inspired, here at the University of Florida. We are Gators, part of a proud Gator Nation tradition, and we ask you to consider making a gift that will affirm your love for this place as well as the University's vision for tomorrow.

Beth McCague (BA '74)

Earl Powell (UF '60)
Chairman and CEO
Trivest Partners Inc.