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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 19, 2005 -  Contact: Sandra Faux or Joseph Giomboni King’s College Public Relations Office, (570) 208-5958.

KING'S REV. PAUL FARBER MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

RAISES $40,00 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

July 19, 2005 –King’s College recently held its annual Rev. Paul Farber, C.S.C., Memorial Golf Tournament at Mill Race Golf and Camping Resort in Benton. An all-time record of 140 alumni and friends participated in the tournament, which is celebrating its 21st year. Co-chairpersons, Kathleen Daskalakes and Bill Runner, and the Century Club Golf Committee announced that the event raised just over $40,000 for the Farber Scholarship Fund, which benefits students with financial needs.
 
On behalf of Sodexho Campus Services, Peter Stark, general manager of dining services for Sodexho, presented a check for $20,000 to King's College. Of the total, $10,000 goes to the Rev. Paul Farber Scholarship Fund and $10,000 will go to the Annual Fund Community Campaign. Sodexho is the provider of food and other campus services at King's College.
 
This year’s tournament championship went to Dr. Charles Blewitt’s team. The event featured a captain and crew format, and the day concluded with cocktails, dinner and an awards ceremony.
 
Father Paul Farber, for whom the tournament was named, was a Wilkes-Barre native and director of annual giving programs at King’s. He passed away while on a missionary activity in Peru.

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

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Sodexho Campus Services contributes $20,000 for scholarships and Annual Fund at King’s College. Pictured from left are: Frank Pasquini, vice president for Institutional Advancement, King’s College; Bob Williams, owner, Mill Race Golf and Camping Resort; Peter Stark, general manager of dining services, Sodexho; Dr. Lisa McCauley, vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer, King's College; and Joe Ganci, district manager, Sodexho.