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The Fund for Manhattan
Kickoff The Fund for Manhattan is well into its first year, and we would like to thank everyone who has made the kickoff a success. The fund is building a bridge to a better Manhattan with a new strategy for greater inclusion. We are reaching out to more Jaspers to network and join the party. Experience has shown us how the Anniversary Class Gift Fund committees develop energy and momentum as classmates connect. We want to develop more of that energy on a regular basis and build stronger alumni groups, with Jaspers reaching out to other Jaspers. When classmates develop dynamic synergy with Manhattan, great things can happen. We want to hear from you about ways to connect with more of our Jasper alums.
Manhattan attracts great students and fine faculty who are looking for the opportunity to study, research, connect, challenge and grow. Our 21st century Jaspers thrive in an environment committed to Lasallian values: social justice, academic excellence, diversity and service. Graduates leave with far more than a degree; they learn how to think critically about the world around them and gain skills they will use throughout their lives. Just as Manhattan pushes its students to always reach farther, alumni, parents and other donors strive to provide everything necessary to maintain our extraordinary learning environment. They know that only part of the cost of educating each student is covered by tuition. For the rest, we rely on contributions to the Fund for Manhattan. All money raised for the Fund for Manhattan goes into the College’s operating budget to provide resources to ensure a first-rate classroom experience. Gerard Caccappolo ’63, chair of the Fund for Manhattan, puts it into perspective: “Campus ministry, financial aid, student activities, athletics, mentoring and career services all express our deepest values. Up-to-the-minute technology and a well-maintained physical infrastructure are essential. The Fund for Manhattan ensures that we can meet needs as they arise.”
You, our alumni, are the heart and soul of Manhattan College, and we want to rely on your expertise. You can widen the circle of participation with goodwill and creativity. Help us to set goals for the fund, develop strategies and implement a plan of action. Alumni networking is a proven formula for success.
Working with the Fund for Manhattan is a rewarding connection to people and values about which Jaspers care. Manhattan’s more than 20,000 alumni, having benefited from a tremendous learning and social experience at Manhattan, feel bonds of stewardship that last a lifetime.
Manhattan’s broad-based support, from alumni of all generations, added up to 33 percent giving to the College last year. This year, the goal is 40 percent. Many of our students are the first in their families to come to college, and they rely on financial aid to come to Manhattan. It’s important to show you care about our Lasallian traditions. Gifts to the fund support current students and the College as it is today. They have an immediate impact.
Your success is our success. We invite you to share it with your alma mater. None of us really pays our own way in life. We benefit from the work of those who have gone before us. For more than a century, Jaspers have been supported by gifts from others, and now you can carry on that tradition. No matter the size of your gift, by becoming a donor you are giving others the opportunity to begin their journeys at Manhattan College.
Thanks for Your Support! When you make a bequest to Manhattan College, you enter into a covenant with your alma mater to benefit future generations of Jaspers.
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Yes, I would like information about: Bequests
Establishing a scholarship
Charitable gift annuities
Other
Charitable remainder trusts Your legacy can ensure the College’s traditional mission to offer a Lasallian Catholic education.
For more information about leaving a bequest or other planned giving opportunities, please call the office of planned giving at (718) 862-7976.
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