Advancement News Record-Setting Year for Golf & Tennis Classic It was another picturesque day on the links on May 20, 2019, at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pennsylvania, for the 19th Annual Kevin D. Marlo Golf & Tennis Classic. A total of 80 golfers, 20 tennis players, and roughly 130 dinner guests participated in the event. With support from sponsors, more than $45,000 was added to the Kevin D. Marlo Scholarship Fund. Since its inception, the fund has raised over $600,000 for student scholarships. The Online Auction included many popular items most of which were on display throughout the day: custom designed VANS by Paul Miller A’15 Designs, a pet portrait by Harcum’s Graphic Designer Lilian Crooks, Phillies tickets, and signed sports memorabilia among many other things, raising a record-setting $7,100! The awards dinner featured Marlo scholars, Yuylanne Dempsey ’20 and Priscilla Fiorda ’19, speaking about the importance of the scholarship fund. Dempsey, who is currently majoring in Allied Health, said, “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity that the scholarship has given me. It has helped positively impact my academic, career, and personal future in many ways. Thank you to everyone who contributes to this organization allowing myself, and so many others, to have one less worry.” Dempsey plans to continue at Harcum in the nursing program and specialize in dermatology once she graduates. FOUNDERS’ DAY 2019 RETURNS WITH SPECIAL EVENT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF The second Annual Founders’ Day held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, honored the first day Harcum opened its doors for classes in 2015. Harcum’s second annual Founders’ Day marked an entire day of giving to benefit the Harcum Fund to support student scholarships and other areas of critical need. This year’s Founders’ Day blew past its goal of 250 donors for its 104th year. This year, organizers increased participation to 369 donors, continuing to celebrate Harcum’s past, invest in its present, and build on its future. Since participation is the primary goal, so all gifts matter, large or small. A new event for Faculty and Staff called Founders’ Day Eve, held on September 30, welcomed employees to Bedford Hall for light refreshments. A series of videos and a social media marketing campaign debuted two weeks out from the event. More information is available on the college website at HARCUM.EDU/FOUNDERSDAY. 8 FALL 2019
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