Educational Trust Update
By Elicia Fauvel DeParolesa, Trust Liaison Committee Secretary At its July 2015 meeting, the Trust Liaison Committee members met Michele King, owner of Shelle Design, who presented the topic of capital campaigns. The TLC voted to adopt reasonably priced upgrades to the November 2015 appeal as the first step toward a new fundraising campaign for the Trust. In conjunction with the Fraternity rebranding, the fully redesigned fundraising campaign will be unveiled in November 2016. Furthermore, the TLC plans to return to the thought that “November is Trust Month�. The TLC hosted silent and live auctions during the 2015 Annual Convention. We are ecstatic to report that the auctions, memorials/celebrations and donations brought in over $14,000!
The Trust is an integral part of the history of Lambda Kappa Sigma, and one of our goals is to highlight what the Trust can mean to every member, not just award recipients. We hope to assist with further educational programs and continue to bring back the history of this important part of LKS.
Meet TLC Member Mary Meredith
Why did you accept the position to be on the Trust Liaison Committee? Networking and scholarship opportunities are key elements that drove me to join LKS in 1975. As a scholarship winner myself, I have always felt a responsibility to give back to the Fraternity and to other sisters who need and deserve the financial support that was so crucial to my education at Duquesne. 8
What is one thing you wish the Fraternity members knew more of in regards to the TLC? The difference that even a small donation can make to so many collegiate sisters and the fact that the Trust also supports educational funding for Convention events. What are your hopes for the Trust? To be able to grow our funds to not only continue to provide scholarships and educational support at Convention but to be able to grow them in such a way that we can award more significant monies to deserving candidates.
How long have you been on the TLC? This is my very first year on the Trust Committee, but I have chaired and been a member of the Grant Committee for many years. Who is the most influential lamb to you? Marilyn Harris was our chapter advisor when I was a student at Duquesne and continues to be an inspiration and role model to me.