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YOUR
                                                                                                        IMPACT


       Every day, your generous donations empower our lifesaving work.

       They help us plan and fund exciting developments. Whether for education,
       hospital equipment or research, whatever you can give, your support matters.




       Family's legacy will


       have a lasting impact




       Leonard Geffen spent his lifetime caring for animals. An RVC
       graduate, he valued the education he’d received and wanted
       a university education to be accessible to everyone. When he
       passed away, he left us a gift in his will to help more people realise
       their dreams of studying at the RVC. His generosity established a
       scholarship that currently awards a grant of £5,000 to two students
       a year. As he requested, the scholarship is named after his favourite
       dog – a beloved St Bernard called Rufus of Ruskinmere. When his
       niece died, she also left money to the scholarship fund to ensure
       Leonard’s legacy would live on.
       82 years after Leonard graduated from the RVC, Molly Charnley
       followed in his footsteps. This summer she graduated with a BSc in
       Biological Sciences and told us how important receiving the Rufus of
       Ruskinmere Scholarship was to her.

            The scholarship made coming

       to the RVC possible. The idea that a
       stranger helped me achieve my goal

       of graduating from university is a
       strange concept, and as clichéd as it

       sounds, it demonstrates the kindness
       that exists in this world! I hope that I

       can return this kindness in the future
       and do something similar for another

       stranger as sometimes we all just
       need a little help.


          Legacies – let’s talk




          Did you know that we can work with you to create a legacy that has
          a special meaning to you? You may wish to support one of the RVC’s
          hospitals, a specific area of research, or a student like Molly who needed
          a little extra help. Together we can build a legacy that supports the
          advancement of veterinary medicine for many years to come. Please get
          in touch to chat about your wishes and how we can help.


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