Summer 2015

Commitment Counts

Join the Loyal Companion Society

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You can help Cummings School thrive by joining the Loyal Companion Society, which recognizes friends and alumni who make a gift two or more years in a row. Some facts about the Loyal Companion Society:

52% of members live outside Massachusetts.

The members live in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia

2 years of consecutive giving are all that’s required to join the society.

If you’re already a member, thank you. Learn more at vet.tufts.edu/giving.

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