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King’s Announces Success in Annual Fundraising Campaign

May 6, 2009 - The Community Phase of the 2009 Campaign for King’s recently culminated with a “Victory” Luncheon at which results were announced. 

Contributions to the five-week Community Phase, which totaled almost $600,000 help King’s to build scholarship and faculty development funds, construct new facilities and renovate existing buildings, purchase equipment for classroom support and provide for campus expansion and beautification.

The Community Phase total, combined with an Alumni Phase result of almost $650,000 and scholarships-in-kind donations of more the $270,000 allowed the College to surpass its combined $1 million Campaign for King’s goal by more than $500,000.

Shown are College officials and Community Phase volunteers.
Front Row, from left:  Frank Oliver, vice president for institutional advancement; Fr. Tom O’Hara, C.S.C., college president; Lori Charnogursky, ’96, Chair of the Community Campaign; Kim Cardone, '85, director of annual giving programs; and Bill Behm, '73, director of alumni relations.

Shown in second row, from left, are team captains Karen Collins, Maureen Jordan, ’94, Tom Semanek and Rose Marie Panzitta.

Shown in third row, from left, is Pat Jordan, ’92, team captain; Charles Brooks, Ph.D., chair of the Employee Campaign; and Jim Gorman, ’81, team captain

Absent from Photo was Jackie Grant, executive secretary to the vice president for institutional advancement ; Pete Danchak, chair of the Major Gifts Committee; Msgr. Joseph Rauscher, chair of the Clergy Campaign; and, Chris and Larry Darby, chairs of the Parents Campaign.
                                                       

King's College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross.