The donation drive for ASF was a great success. The $200,000 target was reached and a cheque was presented to Prof Howard Hunter during Graduates’ Night 2007 on 28 July 2007 to commemorate this achievement.

SMU President, Prof Howard Hunter, receiving the $200,000 cheque from (left to right) Mr Wong Hur Ming (President, SMUAA), Mr Ford Lai (Chairman of Graduates' Night 2007 Committee) and Mr Nadir Ali Zafar (Founding Chairman of ASF) at Graduates' Night 2007 on 28 July 2007.

In 2004, which was a year before SMUAA was founded, the first ASF seed was planted by the pioneer Alumni Class of 2004. It was heartily supported by the SMU Alumni Association and Office of Advancement & Alumni, with generous donations from the Pioneer Class of 2004, Class of 2005, 2006 and 2007.