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In October, toes were tapping and hearts were pounding as runners and walkers celebrated their MCC connection at the annual 5K Walk/Run for Scholarships at the Brighton Campus. The event raised $19,300 for scholarships - a new record! This newsletter includes highlights from Alumni Week and Homecoming 2015, including the 5K, plus other exciting opportunities to celebrate your MCC connection. Thank you for making a difference in student lives through gifts to the MCC Foundation.
MCC FOUNDATION NEWS
Tickets Available Now for Salute to Excellence

The 26th Annual Salute to Excellence is Thursday, November 19 at 5:30 pm at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Tickets are on sale now. Please plan to join us as we present the Salute to Excellence award to the Greater Rochester Health Foundation in recognition of its transformative impact on the health of children, adults and neighborhoods across the region and its partnership with MCC that put Rochester city children on the path to a college education. 
At the Salute to Excellence four outstanding inductions will be made into the MCC Alumni Hall of Fame. We are thrilled to be celebrating the accomplishments of:
Todd K. Baxter '10
Executive Director, Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.
Stephen Pasquarella '83
President, Vincent Associates
JoAnne M. Ryan RN, MHA '79
President and CEO, Volunteers of America Upstate New York
Kimberley Willis Ph.D. '90
College Registrar, SUNY Geneseo
Reserve your tickets now!
STAR Power is Shining Brightly
  
MCC Foundation Executive Committee Member Lauren Dixon hosted a vibrant STAR Power reception for 40 women at her home in September. Led by Flor Col�n and Kathy Pavelka '79, the women of the Foundation board launched the STAR Power initiative to raise scholarship funds for single parents who are pursuing higher education at MCC. MCC alumnae Penny Crudup '12 and Dr. Susan Spencer '07 inspired the group with their personal stories of perseverance, and how MCC helped them discover their potential.
 
Donors to STAR Power typically make a five-year pledge of support to the initiative.
 
NYCCT Honors MCC Leaders, Supporters
  
The New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) recognized the leadership, dedication, and service of Monroe Community College Trustees Howard Konar and Barbara Lovenheim, Ph.D., and Trustee Emeritus Richard Warshof at its annual conference in September in Cooperstown, N.Y. Danny Wegman also received an award for his partnership with MCC and the MCC Foundation in advancing the cause of community college education in New York state.

Konar, MCC Foundation director and president of Konar Properties, received the Marvin A. Rapp Award for Distinguished Trustee Service in recognition of his extraordinary dedication and service. Lovenheim received the Donald M. Mawhinney Trustee Leadership Award for her professional contributions and commitment to the community college mission. MCC Foundation Director Warshof received the Alice Holloway Young Award for Distinguished Service by a Retired Trustee. Wegman, CEO of Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., received the NYCCT's Friend of Community Colleges Award, the organization's highest award bestowed to a non-trustee.
Alumni Week and Homecoming Points Students in the Right Direction for Academic Success
 
Thanks to more than 2,000 alumni, supporters and students, Alumni Week and Homecoming events helped raise $37,400 to support student success at MCC. Congratulations to our scholarship winners: Justin Arendt, Edgar Colon Dominguez, Alea Jones, Michael McCann, Rebecca Owens and John Wu.
 
Homecoming weekend started with students and staff celebrating Spirit Day with the annual Faculty vs. Students basketball game - the faculty came out victorious this year. On Saturday, men's alumni soccer players got together for a friendly match which was followed by MCC's 9th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Scholarships, tailgate party and Tribunes soccer matches. The day concluded with an alumni art exhibit and lecture in the Mercer Gallery. Presenting sponsor Verizon Wireless helped make it possible to award scholarships totaling $5,000 to six current MCC students that very same day.
 
We are proud of all our partners within the college community that made Alumni Week and Homecoming 2015 possible. 
 
Be sure to save the date of Saturday, October 8, 2016, for MCC's 10th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Scholarships and Homecoming celebration!
 
Support the 2015-2016 Annual Fund

Donors to the Annual Fund for Monroe Community College generate inspiring results for MCC students each year. Each gift to the MCC Foundation has a transformative impact on students and families in our region. Your support also benefits employers who rely on MCC to produce educated and skilled graduates now and in the future.
Learn more about the Annual Fund at MCC.
As always, thank you for all you do to support MCC and our hard-working students!
  
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