Federal Finance Minister James Flaherty and armed guards will stand by as Windfields Farm and Tribute Communities make multi-million dollar 'cash' donation to UOIT
October 5, 2006
The announcement - which will include the amount of the donation - will have a significant impact on the leading-edge learning environment provided to students by the university and be made in front of guests and community members including Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women the Honourable Beverley J. Oda and well-known Canadian jockey Sandy Hawley, .
Who:
Minister of Finance the Honourable James M. Flaherty will present the donation to UOIT Provost Dr. Richard Marceau and UOIT Vice-President of Advancement David Chambers on behalf of Howard Sokolowski, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tribute Communities and co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts, and Judy Mappin and Noreen Taylor of Windfields Farm.
When:
Tuesday, October 10
11 a.m.
Where:
UOIT
Business and Information Technology building
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario
Media contact:
Stephen Weir
416.801.3101
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Media contact
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Ontario Tech University
905.721.3111 ext. 2197
heather.middleton@uoit.ca
