Culver taps more leaders to help with fundraising effort
Posted: Sunday, June 22, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Gov. Chet Culver is asking a handful of Iowa's top business and civic leaders to help raise money for flood relief efforts.
Culver's office on Saturday announced that he has tapped Aegon USA CEO Pat Baird, Rockwell Collins CEO Clay Jones and University of Iowa President Sally Mason to help with a statewide private fundraising initiative that will benefit victims of historic flooding and tornadoes.
Earlier this week, Culver announced that two Des Moines civic leaders -- Barry Griswell and Fred Hubbell -- will head the fundraising push.
Griswell currently serves as chairman of the Principal Financial Group, Inc. and is the incoming president of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation. Hubbell is the former CEO of Equitable of Iowa Companies and currently serves as the chairman of the Iowa Power Fund Board.
"This year's flooding has impacted tens of thousands of Iowans, and it will take the help of many to get all Iowans back on their feet," Culver said in a statement issued Saturday.
Jones said he looks to helping rebuild his hometown of Cedar Rapids, and Mason said she looks forward to paying Culver back for the assistance he's lended to the university.
"Rarely have our communities and our state been so tested, but working and standing together, we will get through this historic disaster," she said in a statement.
Baird said that watching the floods was heartbreaking, but through tragedy has come "hope for a stronger, brighter future for our state."
The governor called the private fundraising effort by some of the state's top leaders unprecedented.
"Their years of service and expertise as civic and business leaders will be invaluable as we begin to direct financial help where it is needed most," Culver said.
Culver's office on Saturday announced that he has tapped Aegon USA CEO Pat Baird, Rockwell Collins CEO Clay Jones and University of Iowa President Sally Mason to help with a statewide private fundraising initiative that will benefit victims of historic flooding and tornadoes.
Earlier this week, Culver announced that two Des Moines civic leaders -- Barry Griswell and Fred Hubbell -- will head the fundraising push.
Griswell currently serves as chairman of the Principal Financial Group, Inc. and is the incoming president of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation. Hubbell is the former CEO of Equitable of Iowa Companies and currently serves as the chairman of the Iowa Power Fund Board.
"This year's flooding has impacted tens of thousands of Iowans, and it will take the help of many to get all Iowans back on their feet," Culver said in a statement issued Saturday.
Jones said he looks to helping rebuild his hometown of Cedar Rapids, and Mason said she looks forward to paying Culver back for the assistance he's lended to the university.
"Rarely have our communities and our state been so tested, but working and standing together, we will get through this historic disaster," she said in a statement.
Baird said that watching the floods was heartbreaking, but through tragedy has come "hope for a stronger, brighter future for our state."
The governor called the private fundraising effort by some of the state's top leaders unprecedented.
"Their years of service and expertise as civic and business leaders will be invaluable as we begin to direct financial help where it is needed most," Culver said.
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