Foundation Update

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Foundation Drawing Tickets On Sale Now! Win $10,000!

The Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation is once again inviting members, friends, and family an opportunity to walk away $10,000 richer after the MVMF Drawing to be held at the MVMA convention’s Foundation Reception on Friday, January 28, 2022 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. Thanks to your support, in the past 22 years, the MVMF event has netted over $330,000 for the Foundation and Museum, public relations activities and animal/public health and welfare. Your donations have helped the Foundation provide assistance to organizations such as Ag Education On-the-Move, Working Dog Enterprises and TreeHouse of Greater St. Louis. Only 300 tickets will be sold for the event, which makes your chance of winning way better than the Powerball Lottery. (Your chance with Powerball is 1 to 292,000,000.) In addition to the $10,000 grand prize, four tickets each will be drawn for $1,000, $200, $150, and $100. All non-winning tickets will be eligible for door prizes and other surprises. The price of the tickets are $100 each, and can be purchased online at www.movma.org or by calling the office at 573-6368737 or with convention registration. During the same evening, the Foundation also holds a silent auction where you can bid on many fabulous items from artwork to bicycles and everything in between. No admission to attend this evening’s festivities.

Please note: The Foundation is always accepting donated items for the silent auction. If you have a donation, please call the office at 573-636-8737.

Hill’s and AVMF Team Up to Support Disaster Relief

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is funding disaster relief for people and animals impacted by Hurricane Ida, thanks to gifts from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, the AVMF and individual donors. Hill’s donated $10,000 to the AVMF to support disaster relief work by the Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART), and the gift is being matched by an equal amount from the AVMF’s disaster funds for a total of $20,000. In addition to funding relief work by organizations such as LSART, the AVMF provides individual grants that help veterinarians, veterinary students, and animals needing medical care in times of disaster. “Hill’s Disaster Relief Network has already partnered with multiple organizations to donate over 126,000 pounds of food to feed pets impacted by the storm. We are now providing support for veterinary professionals in Louisiana who were affected by Hurricane Ida through this partnership with the AVMF,” said Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn, Chief Professional Veterinary Officer, Hill’s Pet Nutrition US. “Our hearts go out to all of the people and pets impacted by the storm, and we hope this funding will aid in the efforts of those working tirelessly to care for animals in need.” “We are grateful to Hill’s for helping our Foundation support people and animals in Louisiana at this time of great need,” said Dr. Douglas Kratt, Chair of the AVMF and Immediate Past President of the AVMA. “We also thank the generous AVMA members who have stepped up to support their fellow members with donations in the aftermath of this devastating storm.” To donate, please visit https://www.avmf.org/forms/donate-toavmf/. The two leaders also announced an additional donation to the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) scholarship program originally established in August 2020. Hill’s new gift of $30,000 is being matched by the AVMF, for a total of $60,000 in new donations. TUCVM, which since its founding has educated 70 percent of the nation’s Black veterinarians, selects the scholarship awardees. “We are thankful for the collective generosity of Hill’s Pet Nutrition and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation to extend an additional $60,000 to assist our students in achieving their dreams of receiving their veterinary medical education here at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine. This intentional partnership enables us to continue to advance TUCVM’s legacy to embrace and promote diversity, equity and inclusion in our beloved profession,” said Dr. Ruby L. Perry, dean of TUCVM.