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The Marist Fund Parents Campaign

Parents Campaign Chairs

Richard and Lynda Metzger

Participating in Your Child's Education

Marist College strongly encourages parents to be a part of their children's college experience through a variety of ways, one of which is participating in the 2010 Marist Fund Parents Campaign.  On an annual basis, parents will be asked to support Marist by making a gift to the campaign that does so much for current and future students.  It is through the generosity of parents, alumni, and friends that Marist continues to be a leader in higher education. 

Campaign Update

Thanks to more than 1,300 Marist families, the Parent Division of the Marist Fund has achieved 97% of its $175,000 goal. These gifts enable Marist to offer the highest quality education to all of its students, including yours. Your support is instrumental in enhancing Marist's strong academic programs. Each year more than $1 million is raised in Marist Fund support and parent gifts are crucial to the Fund's overall success. Thank you!

Gifts to the Marist Fund Parents Campaign support:

• Recruiting and retaining world-class faculty
• Providing internships that allow students to engage in meaningful educational experiences beyond the campus
• Enhancing technology within the Cannavino Library through the purchase of the latest publications, periodicals, journals, and on-line resources
• Offering generous financial aid packages to talented students to attend Marist, regardless of their financial position

• Investing in the newest technology for our classrooms, labs, and residence halls

Give Online

Please make your gift quickly and securely using our online form at http://www.marist.edu/alumni/giving.html

Give By Mail

Please send a check or money order payable to Marist College.

Marist College
Office of College Advancement
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Thank you in advance for your kind support and being a special part of the Marist experience!

Enhancing Your Experience

Parents are also encouraged to join the Parents Council, which strengthens ties to the Marist community and helps the College meet its fundraising goals. The Parents Council provides opportunities for parents to participate in a meaningful way in their student's Marist experience. Whether through investments of time or money, or both, parents make a difference.

The Parents Council is a College-wide effort to nurture a strong community of Marist College parents. It is a top priority to see that each parent feels a part of the Marist spirit on campus and in your home state. The Parents Council priorities are enhanced communication, outreach, and fundraising for the Marist Fund Parents Campaign.

Keeping You Informed

To keep you abreast on Marist College news and activities, all parents receive a copy of Marist Magazine. If you are not receiving your copy of the Marist Magazine, or if there is anything that Marist can do to better your experience as a parent, please contact: Lisa Lombardo, Assistant Director of Alumni and Donor Programs at (845) 575-3465 or Lisa.Lombardo@marist.edu.

To view photos from the New Student Welcome Receptions please visit:
http://www.marist.edu/alumni/newstudrecep.html