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LEGACY
 RVC Patrons    Your legacy, their future:                                                           GIVING

 help Amber  A scholarship empowering



 Join our pioneering work by becoming
 an RVC Patron and lead the future of
 veterinary care.   future conservationists
 Dedicate a    With a gift of just £40 plus Gift Aid
 per month, youÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ll have the opportunity
 leaf on our   to vote on projects that the RVC   Leonard Geffen spent his
       lifetime caring for animals.
 Patron Fund will support and witness
 Memory Tree   first-hand the transformative impact of    An RVC graduate, he valued
 your donations.
       the education heÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™d received
 Each leaf on our Memory Tree is    Our Patrons have supported vital   and wanted a university
 more than just a tribute ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ itÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s a lasting   initiatives like the Blood Donor   education to be accessible to
 celebration of the love we share    Service, and canine cancer   everyone. When he passed
 with our pets. These leaves serve    research, and purchased advanced   away, he left us a gift in his will
 as heartfelt memorials to pets who   Become a   hospital equipment.   to help more people realise their
 may be gone but will never be   In 2024, our Patrons enabled our   dreams of studying at the RVC.
 forgotten. Hilary shares the story   Tailwagger   cardiothoracic surgery team to
 behind her leaf.    acquire a cardiopulmonary bypass
 Our Tailwaggers are a vital part of   machine, revolutionising open heart   His generosity established a
 When HilaryÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s wedding day arrived,   scholarship that currently awards a
 her beloved dog, Baby, was sadly   our community ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ where pets help   surgery for pets like Amber.  grant of £5,000 to two new students
 no longer by her side. But thanks to   pets. Every year, funds raised by   a year, for the duration of their course.
 her thoughtful friend Megan, BabyÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s   our community directly supports the   Amber   As he requested, the scholarship    Eriyn
 presence was still felt in a truly special   RVCÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s hospitals. Your pet can become   is named after his favourite dog
 way. Megan included BabyÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s Memory   a Tailwagger for £5 a month. All our   ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ a beloved St Bernard called    ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥œThe scholarship has allowed me
 Tree leaf in HilaryÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s wedding   members receive an ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥˜I help my palsÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™   Rufus of Ruskinmere.    to pursue amazing work experiences
 bouquet. Baby was there in spirit,   tag and behind the scenes updates   to support my career.
 accompanying Hilary through every   about how you are making    Eriyn Earnshaw is one of the
 cherished moment of her big day.   a difference.   students following in his footsteps   "Most recently, it has allowed me
       thanks to LeonardÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s generosity.     to work with birds of prey at
 For just £10 a month, you can honour      Coda Falconry, where I was able
 the memory of your pet and support   Eriyn is currently in her third year of   to fly the owls for their daily flights
 lifesaving treatment and critical care   her Biological Sciences MasterÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s at   and give talks to visitors. This will
 for animals in need. Whether your   the RVC, and told us how important   equip me with critical skills for
 petÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s leaf is displayed proudly on the   receiving the scholarship was to her:  conservation work in the field,
 Memory Tree or incorporated into a   How you can    ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥œI was sitting with my mum when   as I am particularly keen to work with
 personal moment, like HilaryÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s, itÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s a   I read the email saying that I had   vultures and condors in the future!ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™
 meaningful way to celebrate the love   Victor and Misty  make a   become a scholar. To say that I
 they brought into your life.   was beyond ecstatic would be an
 difference  understatement, and I quite literally   Legacies ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ letÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s talk

       burst into tears of joy. I am from a
 Your impact  Dedicate a leaf    small single-parent household and my   By leaving a gift in your will you can make
       mum has always worked incredibly
 RVCact.com/memorytree   hard for me to be able to have the   a lasting contribution to clinical practice,
 Thanks to our Memory Tree    dogs to hospitals and homes.   same opportunities as everyone else.    research and education at the RVC.
 and Tailwagger supporters,    Supporter funding is enabling   You can choose to donate to us
 vital research into infection    a three-year PhD to investigate   Become a Tailwagger   to support our broad spectrum
 control in veterinary hospitals    MDRO transmission, and address   RVCact.com/tailwagger   Eriyn shares:  of work, or to fund a particular
 is now underway.  knowledge gaps among pet   cause close to your heart.
 owners and veterinarians.    The scholarship
 Antimicrobial resistance poses    Enter the Spring Raffle   WeÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ll guide you through
 a growing threat to both   This critical work aims to    RVCact.com/raffle  has allowed me    the process with care
 animals and humans, with   develop improved infection   to pursue amazing    and respect.
 multidrug-resistant organisms   control strategies, protecting   Scan the QR code to find out
 (MDROs) presenting an invisible   both pets and people from    Join RVC Patronage   work experiences to   more and download our
 transmission risk from healthy   future health risks.  RVCact.com/patrons   support my career.      Legacy Information Brochure.


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