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Yale Swimming & Diving Newsletter
FALL 2014
LETTER FROM THE SWIMMING AND DIVING ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Dear Friends of Yale Swimming & Diving, As you hopefully know by now, the new Yale aquatic facility is an approved project on the University’s capital list. Here’s what you need to know…
These contributions – especially in the amounts of $1,000, $2,000 or more - help pay for crucial items such as team travel to the NCAAs and other national and international meets, coaches’ recruiting travel, oncampus recruiting trips, the winter training trip and team equipment.
When President Salovey met with the Alumni Group Steering Committee and the YSDA leadership in March, he enthusiastically stated that a new facility is a priority to Yale, that the heritage and traditions of Yale Swimming & Diving are important and should be honored as a goal of this renewal project. The President also stated that the new natatorium should be capable of hosting Ivy League Championships, have “fast water” and help us recruit against our peers. (Thank you Steering Committee!) The President went on to say that he wanted to integrate the new facility into the central campus, by building at the Payne Whitney site, so that it also can meet Yale’s broader needs for club sports, athletic training, and fitness for the Yale community.
To summarize – Natatorium fundraising is starting NOW and is targeted toward people who are capable of pledging at least $100,000 which can be over five years. These pledges absolutely are credited and count toward your Reunion class giving totals. If this is outside your scope, giving to the Yale Swimming & Diving Annual Fund is just as critical! This is the time. We need your help this year – now – to get this done!
Now, the ball is partly in our court.
P.S. More to come – in the meantime, if you have any questions or want to discuss anything, please reach out to us or to any members of the AG Steering Committee or YSDA Board.
The University is actively and broadly identifying major donors across the entire Yale community willing to pledge a minimum of $100,000, especially seven to eight figure donors. Alison Cole ‘99, Director of Athletic Development, has met with the eighteen members of the Yale Development major gifts group about the natatorium project. With assistance from the YSDA Board and Alumni Group Steering Committee, Yale has developed an initial list of potential donors who will be contacted by a member of the Board or Steering Committee who knows them well and by a Yale development officer. Within the next two weeks we will provide you with more detailed information about the project and how you can help, however, we wanted to share what we can with you at this exciting point in time! As a reminder, because of the momentum around the new natatoriumproject, your financial contributions to the Yale Swimming & Diving Annual Fund will be very important in helping us reach our annual goal.
Kristin Krebs-Dick ’93
Alison Cole ’99
President Yale Swimming & Diving Association kristinkrebsdick@gmail.com
Director Athletics Development alison.cole@yale.edu