KTW. “He was all about doing the science. To him, it was a verb: you did it, you didn’t read about it, kind of thing. This centre was that. It is a chance for people to do that. I think his passion for having people try to do science and that’s what we’re hoping to keep going, with the help of that legacy fund.” Stewart said the $83,000 goal of the campaign is linked to Gore’s age, when he died. The centre is hoping to raise $1,000 per year for every year Gore lived. The campaign had a soft launch about a month ago and the amount raised so far also includes funds collected by the centre, after Gore’s death. Stewart said the money will go toward operating costs of the centre, which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and also was shuffled out of its former location as a result of the Parkcrest elementary fire, which occurred in the fall of 2019.