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Phyllis Yaffe gives $1M planned gift to Ryerson University


TORONTO – Former broadcasting executive and Ryerson University board chair Phyllis Yaffe is making a planned gift in her will of $1 million to the Toronto-based university.“I wanted to make this gift because I wanted to make a difference at a place that was making a difference,” Yaffe said in a statement.  “Giving to Ryerson felt like the natural thing to do once I had spent so much time here, and learned what sets it apart.”Before being appointed to the board in 2005, Yaffe had no personal connection to the university, and said that she knew the school only through...