To have three separate $1 million donations to the campaign before the official public announcement of the Renaissance Campaign is truly astounding.

But the other two $1 million gifts were totally unanticipated.

It was kind of an aggressive goal when we set it. But at this moment, I feel extremely confident that not only will we meet it, but we will exceed it.

There's the public persona of Ron, ... but there's a lot more there than what you see. He's a Renaissance guy, very eclectic.

I'm not a public official. I'm a businessman, I'm a builder, I'm a planner.

If the public official wants the pancakes, pay for the pancakes.