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Happy New Year! January brings the start of a new year and opportunities for students to succeed at MCC thanks to your support! This issue highlights scholarship recipient Rose Ayala '15, the Alumni Advantage Program and how CrossFit members support the education of first responders for our community.
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How a Scholarship Empowered Rose Ayala '15
  
For Rose Ayala '15, athletics has "always been a door" to opportunities. From her childhood in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to attending Monroe Community College, Rose attracted scholarships and support because of her exceptional basketball and volleyball skills. This past fall she helped lead the MCC Tribunes volleyball team to the NJCAA Division III national tournament. An NJCAA and Western New York Athletic Conference Player of the Year and First Team All American, Rose was also recognized for her determination to succeed in the classroom.
 
Rose received the Dr. Raymond T. Ruff Jr. Accounting Award, established in 1995 by the Ruff family and MCC's Business Administration/Economics Department in honor of Professor Emeritus Raymond Ruff. The scholarship empowered Rose to complete her associate degree in liberal arts-general studies degree in December.
 
"I always wanted to go to college," said Rose. She considered MCC her best option because it was close to home and would help her balance college and team life while raising her young son, Parris. She is exploring social work as a potential career field.
 
"I just want what everybody else wants: a good life," says Rose. I want that big happy family that doesn't need for anything. I want to give back to the people who have helped me be successful."
MCC's Fitness and Learning Facilities are Open to MCC Alumni!
  
With a $150 donation to the Annual Fund for Monroe Community College, alumni donors can become members of the Alumni Advantage Program. The program grants access to the fitness facilities at the Brighton Campus and learning facilities at both the Brighton and Damon City campuses for one year. Alumni can enjoy MCC's PAC Center featuring: 
  • indoor track
  • state-of-the-art fitness center
  • six-lane Olympic-size pool
  • racquetball courts and more. 

Alumni members also gain access to campus libraries and Electronic Learning Centers allowing alumni to use:

  • computers
  • scanners
  • laser printers
  • internet
  • a variety of software packages. 
A portion of each donation ($75) is tax-deductible and will support student success and program innovation at MCC. Join now!
 
CrossFit Park Avenue Supports Chiapperini and Kaczowka Memorial Scholarship
 
Members of CrossFit Park Avenue raised $1,300 for the Lt. Michael J. Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka Memorial Scholarship fund on Saturday, December 20. In its third year, this fundraiser honors the memories of West Webster Fire Department members Lt. Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka, both MCC alumni, who lost their lives on December 24, 2012. A significant percentage of the Crossfit membership is active or associated with first responders in our community, making raising these memorial funds particularly meaningful to this group. In total CrossFit members have raised $7,350 in support of the scholarship.
Stand with SUNY  
  • Take proven student success programs to the next level 
  • So more New Yorkers can earn their degree
  • To continue moving New York forward, together 

With three million alumni around the world and most of them living in New York state, SUNY graduates have the potential to be a powerful advocacy army when their strength is harnessed collectively. The Stand With SUNY campaign seeks your support to ensure SUNY's message is heard loud and clear.

 
The Stand with SUNY site offers a simple way to encourage your state legislators to Stand with SUNY. Share the Stand with SUNY message on social media and contact your legislators. By doing so, you will help create a better future for New York through public higher education.
Make 2016 a Year of Savings
  
 
Our partners at GEICO offer MCC alumni an opportunity to save with a special #AlumniDiscount on auto insurance. Get a free quote today. When you've completed your free quote, GEICO makes a contribution to the Annual Fund at Monroe Community College in support of the alumni program.
 
 
What Happens to a Dream Empowered
 
Possibilities replace barriers.
 
Your gift to the Annual Fund for Monroe Community College helps ensure that MCC students receive the scholarship support they need to achieve their goals. Scholarship recipients are empowered to overcome financial challenges standing between them and a college degree or certificate program. In 2012, MCC students who received scholarships completed at a rate that is 2.3 times greater than the MCC average. While scholarships are not the only contributing factor to success, our students tell us it is significant.
 
Click here to make your gift and empower a dream.
As always, thank you for all you do to support MCC and our hard-working students!
  
Monroe Community College Foundation |   585.262.1500 | mccf@monroecc.edu
 

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