Palmer College Receives Historic $4 Million Gift
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Palmer College Receives Historic $4 Million Gift

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE

A Florida couple has donated $4 million to Palmer College of Chiropractic – the largest single donation from an individual or couple in the college’s 126-year history.  With the gift, Palmer has far surpassed its goal of raising $25 million through its “Daring and Driven” fundraising campaign.

“As friends and admirers of Palmer College and its Florida campus, our gift is an investment in an organization – truly an economic engine – that is elevating the well-being of the citizens of Volusia County and beyond,” said the donors, who wish to remain anonymous, in a Palmer press release announcing the historic donation. “This gift will support the people who do the meaningful and important work of educating future chiropractors – the graduates who eventually go out into their communities and transform lives through their care.”

The “Daring and Driven” campaign stood at $29.8 million after the $4 million donation, aided by recent $3.3 million and $1 million donations by other benefactors, as reported in our August issue.

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