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Why alumni give

A short alumni reflection asks what support is meant to make possible.

Reported by University of Waterloo newsroom

Why do you give?
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University of Waterloo Alumni Council members share why they will give on the University’s first-ever Giving Day, Thursday, May 15.

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  1. Original reporting · uwaterloo.ca
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