We have had a very good start to The 1970 Campaign for West Point – our class initiative to fund a significant and meaningful gift to USMA on the occasion of our 50 year reunion. As you know, that gift is to fully endow the cadet-focused, Army Cyber Institute-sponsored conference named for our class: The Class of 1970 Cyber Leaders Conference.
The Superintendent has expressed his personal thanks to the Class for the choice of our legacy gift – see below.
After the first full month of the campaign, we have received pledges for more than one half of our target gift amount of $2.5 million. The first few months of the campaign will be critical, and we are off to a fine start. Many thanks to all of you who have helped us surpass the halfway point.
Our class participation rate to date in the campaign is around 29%, so we still have plenty of work to do to reach both our target goal and to beat the record participation rate (held by the Class of 1965) of 89%. Hopefully, you have been contacted personally (or soon will be) by one or more of our classmates to ask for your support.
Again, thanks to all our classmates who have given generously, and thank you for considering to join those who have pledged to support the campaign. If you haven't done so already, please consider a donation/pledge so we can finalize this class legacy gift by our 50th Reunion (17-20 May 2020). Visit
https://www.westpointaog.org/giveto70
Serve With Integrity!
Steve Strom
Class Giving Officer
