Providence St. Mel is proud to announce that the ACE Charitable Foundation will be matching alumni donations dollar-for-dollar in the 2012-2013 school year! The goal for the ACE Alumni Challenge is to raise $50,000 through alumni donations; when matched it will mean $100,000 in additional support! This challenge grant applies to graduates from the classes of 1979-2012, representing the years that PSM has been an independent school. While alumni can choose from many areas of need — supporting the SOAL program, purchasing Celebration! tickets, sponsoring a seat in the newly renovated auditorium, or making a general donation — all of the financial support from the ACE Charitable Foundation will help provide scholarships to current PSM students.
Matthew Humphries, Class of 1992, has been donating consistently to Providence St. Mel since 2009. When asked why he gives back, Humphries explained, “I felt like a lot of who I am comes from my experience at Providence St. Mel. This took me a long time to figure out.” So far many efforts are underway to help bolster alumni support, including a new system of class captains. Each class (’79-’12) is represented by one to three captains who will help organize and encourage alumni donations. When asked to become a class captain for the class of 1992, Humphries enthusiastically agreed. Captain for the Class of 2003 and Associate Board member Jerald Gary also explained, “I was blessed enough to receive a scholarship that gave me access to the education I received at PSM. Without the support of others, my scholarship would not have been possible and I would not be where I am today. So I’ve made it a point to give back to the school for what it gave me and so that others can have the same opportunities that I did.”
A list of class captains and contact information, more details about the ACE Alumni Challenge, and how to make an online donation are available here. Alumni, get in touch with your class captains about ways to give back to PSM and upcoming events!
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