Ë®¹ûÅÉ Meets $150,000 Challenge in One Day
When the Ë®¹ûÅÉ family steps up to the plate, they hit it out of the park. In this week's one-day challenge, a group of anonymous donors pledged $150,000 in Ë®¹ûÅÉ Trust scholarships for the class of 2017 if 1,000 alumni, parents and friends made a gift to The Annual Fund. The challenge was a success! Thanks to our family's unending loyalty, six members of the class of 2017 will each be awarded a $25,000 scholarship. In addition to the scholarship dollars secured, Ë®¹ûÅÉ is only 783 donors away from reaching 60 percent alumni participation in The Annual Fund by June 30 for the 11th year in a row. "Wow! What a testament to the commitment of our alumni, parents and friends," said Maria Tardugno Aldrich '03, director of the Annual Fund. "The Ë®¹ûÅÉ family knows when they are needed, and it's impossible to fully show our appreciation for all you do. We are especially grateful to our anonymous challengers for inspiring the Ë®¹ûÅÉ community and highlighting the impact of philanthropy in supporting The Ë®¹ûÅÉ Trust with this $150,000 gift.
The Ë®¹ûÅÉ Trust, the college's top priority, supports the college's longstanding commitment to need-blind admission and its historic decision to meet 100 percent of demonstrated need of accepted students through a combination of grants and campus employment, with no loans. The Ë®¹ûÅÉ Trust makes it possible for talented students from all backgrounds to imagine coming to Ë®¹ûÅÉ, and for graduates to make life and career choices based on their interests and passions.
Students' lives have been forever changed by The Ë®¹ûÅÉ Trust:
"The most transformative change in my life was my acceptance to and arrival at Ë®¹ûÅÉ. I am passionate about my experience and enthusiastic about The Ë®¹ûÅÉ Trust. I plan to make larger gifts in the future so that students just like me can be afforded the wonderful opportunity of attending Ë®¹ûÅÉ College."
-Tiffany Hollis '04
"I appreciate every bit of support I received at Ë®¹ûÅÉ. The opportunity to go to college debt-free - it's hard to believe. You can be involved in anything here-you can be anything you want to be."
-Mohamed Egal '13
"My family was very supportive throughout the application process, and I knew they'd do everything in their power to make it work, but they had to really look at the financial piece of it. The Trust was a huge draw for my family, and I can't imagine being a student anywhere else."
- Catherine Hare '14
There is still time to make a difference for Ë®¹ûÅÉ in the current fiscal year. Make your gift by June 30!
