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To make a donation to HCC’s Student Emergency Fund, visit hcc.edu/giving-tuesdayįor more information on HCC’s student emergency fund, visit. She said they would like to send the money to the school in the last week of December, and according to Phillips, they are at “$30,365 raised and rushing to cross the finish line at $50,000 by the end of the month.” So if more people want to give to this particular funds, we’re still ready to match before the end of the year.” Peg noted that there is still time to give “there is more money that we’re willing to triple before the end of the year. They might work while they go to school or whatever, but they are able to attend school and get started in life and get the education that is generally needed in order to succeed in various professions.” Holyoke Community College is one way that people who have trouble affording some of the more expensive schools are able to attend. Everybody should have an opportunity for education. Gary also added that another reason why they give to the school is “we are great believers in education. And so I just am grateful that I was able to do it and would like to share that experience.”
Peg Wendlandt further commented, “I would not have been able to attend school myself if I did not have a scholarship way back when. Gary Wendlandt said their intention behind the Giving Tuesday initiative “was to give money, and we thought that this would be a way of providing leverage that would get other people to also think about giving money, and the school, I think, does good work.” So she appealed to the student emergency fund at HCC, went through our process, which the key to the processes as the check is turned around rather quickly, within 48 hours and we were able to replace her water heater.”Īccording to HCC’s website, “The President’s Student Emergency Fund was created by the HCC Foundation, with President Christina Royal and through the generosity of alumni and friends, in order to assist students who encounter an unforeseen financial emergency that would prevent them from continuing their education.” Furthermore, the Wendlandt’s helped seed this fund in 2018 and continue to do so to this day.” said Phillips. She was trying to balance taking care of her special needs children. She had no reserved cash, and her hours had been cut at her job. We had one mother who had two special needs children and was a single parent, and her water heater broke. She said, “with this pandemic, it was really tough for a lot of students. Julie Phillips, coordinator of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at HCC, gave examples of how the student emergency fund helps students. On the school’s Facebook page, they announced, “Through the collective efforts of HCC alumni, faculty, staff, retirees, board members, and friends, you helped raise $16,055 for the President’s Student Emergency Fund, student scholarships, and the Thrive Center on Giving Tuesday! Alumni from as far away as Illinois, Florida, and North Carolina answered the call to support HCC students.”
They raised $16,555, of which $14,265 qualified for the challenge, so the Wendlandt’s then matched that with $28,530 totaling $42,795. The HCC Foundation’s goal just for Giving Tuesday was to raise $15,000 for the HCC President’s Student Emergency Fund. HCC alum Margaret “Peg” (Laframboise) Wendlandt of the class of 1958 and her husband Gary have pledged to triple that amount and give an additional $100,000 to the Student Emergency Fund. HOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College conducted a Giving Tuesday 2021 initiative as part of a larger initiative of the HCC Foundation to raise $50,000 between Oct.