By IAN BENJAMIN
Executive Editor
Several Saint Rose offices held a fundraising event in the Main Lounge of the Events and Athletics Center as part of National Philanthropy Day. A total of $26,996 was raised.
The Student Alumni Association held a coffeehouse event at which participants could donate $3 or more to eat all they could from tables of assorted cupcakes, coffee, cookies and other decadent confections. This was accompanied by a concert by student a cappella groups The Girls Next Door and The Golden Notes from 7 to 9 p.m. This “Confectionary Concert” raised funds for the Student Association Alumni Book Scholarship Fund. A phone-a-thon was also held.
The Student Alumni Association is a selective group of students who are chosen for their involvement in school spirit among other activities. According to the group’s constitution, their purpose is to “serve to better connect current Saint Rose students and Saint Rose alumni in an effort to network […], foster Saint Rose tradition, and to develop a culture of philanthropy.” They are sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations.
The College of Saint Rose collectively raised $26,996 from faculty, alumni, students, administrators and staff. Of that amount, $4,430 will be going to the Student Emergency Fund. The Emergency Fund is composed of donations from faculty, staff and administrators allowing such members of the Saint Rose community to keep students undergoing “unforeseen or overwhelming personal circumstances” to remain enrolled at the college, according to the Saint Rose website. The fund is supported by the Office of Student Affairs and Spiritual Life.
National Philanthropy Day is an unofficial holiday set aside every year mid-November—usually Nov. 15, as this year was—to encourage and foster giving to those in need.
