From: Lawrence Krauss <I

From: Lawrence Krauss <I To: J <[email protected]> Cc: nancy dahl Lawrence Krauss Subject: draft memo to donors Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:17:01 +0000 Dear.. I would like to thank you very much for the remarkable support you showed to the Origins Program during its 10 year history at ASU. What we were able to achieve, in education, research, and public outreach was unprecedented in any University around the world, and we were only able to achieve the international stature that Origins eventually received because of your help. As you may have heard, the University terminated the Origins Program this year, and I will be retiring from ASU at the end of this academic year, when I turn 65. I hope to carry on the mission of Origins as I move beyond ASU, and ASU has kindly agreed that those donors who wish to may request the ASU Foundation to transfer their unexpended funds to other Projects. I am in the process of creating a new non-profit foundation, called the New Origins Project, which will hopefully run exciting new programs in Phoenix, and elsewhere, as well as explore new media partnerships in order to reach an even broader cross-section of the public than the Origins Project did at ASU. I am hoping that you might be willing to help continue the Origins mission by requesting that the ASU Foundation transfer your unexpended funds to our new program. I will be contacting you in the coming weeks with more information on the specifics of the new non-profit, and will also provide you with contact information for the Foundation to request a funds transfer. Of course, you are free to leave your donation in the ASU Foundation, where it will undoubtedly be used to support other useful programs at the University. Thanks for considering this. Best Lawrence Krauss Lawrence M. Krauss Professor School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department EFTA01019624