Fourth Annual Community Leadership Celebration Will Benefit President’s Innovation Fund
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Next month when Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø hosts its Fourth Annual Community Leadership Celebration, the event’s proceeds will benefit the President’s Innovation Fund, which supports Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø’s growth.
Set for Thursday, May 4, 2017, in the Center for Athletics and Wellness on Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø’s campus, the Community Leadership Celebration is an annual event at which hundreds of business professionals, community leaders, and friends of Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø come together to help make a difference in the name of Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø. In its first three years, the event has helped the University secure more than one million dollars toward enhanced learning opportunities for students.
The President’s Innovation Fund was created following the inauguration of Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø’s 12th President, Sister Mary Persico, IHM, in the fall. Known for her passion for bringing people together, Sister Mary envisioned a comprehensive fund that would support Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø’s growth and innovation as an academic community. The fund enjoyed a successful kickoff at the end of 2016 by surpassing a 1,500 donor challenge issued by Lisa A. Lori, Esq., Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø board chair. A total of 1,910 alumni and friends supported the fund’s launch.
Patrick Fricchione, M.D., a Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø trustee and the honoree at this year’s Community Leadership Celebration, specifically chose the President’s Innovation Fund as the beneficiary of the event’s proceeds. “The better Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø does, the better the community does,” said Dr. Fricchione. “Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø is its own community, but Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø also reaches out to the greater community. It’s a wonderful educational and cultural asset to Northeast Pennsylvania that has been here for more than 100 years. How many other institutions can say that? Not many. I am proud to be a part of the Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø community.”
Sister Mary Persico, IHM, president of Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø stated, “Dr. Fricchione understands the important work of a university board, and he has worked tirelessly throughout his service to strengthen Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø and make a lasting impact. He has primarily focused on resources that support Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø’s growth and its students. That’s why he wanted the proceeds from this year’s Community Leadership Celebration to benefit the President’s Innovation Fund.”
Visit for additional information on the Fourth Annual Community Leadership Celebration at Ä¢¹½tv¹ÙÍø, to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, or to buy tickets to the event, or call 570-348-6238.
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