Message from Polly Cortez
Polly Cortez • August 18, 2019
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Thank you for visiting our webpage.
We are delighted and deeply moved by the commitment of our UP alumni and friends of the UP to show gratitude to our national public university to ensure that the UP’s brand of educational excellence in virtually every field will inspire and educate the next generation of world leaders, create new knowledge, and find solutions to address the world’s most complex problems.
We strive to help our donors make gifts to our amazing university in the most satisfying, prudent, and efficient ways. For some, this may be a gift that can be used at the donor’s discretion immediately, with approval from UP. For others, this may require establishing a gift that produces a lifetime income to benefit UP faculty and/or specific areas in the UP system.
We invite you to explore options as to how you can make a lasting impact on UP and far beyond, in the most sensible and advantageous way for you and your family. We are ready to assist you in your planned giving based on your individual unique situations.
Thank you for your generosity and in interest in making FUPFA as your philanthropy partner.
For the love of UP!
Sincerely yours,
Polly S. Cortez
Vice Chair, FUPFA
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