On behalf of the entire Holy Family community, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are so grateful to have such wonderful alumni and we thank you for all your support and participation in 2017!
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Holy Family University Receives $350,000 Gift from an Early Alumna
Holy Family University has received a property gift from alumna, Marianne Clisham Harrington, to benefit the School of Education. As a tribute to her husband, Mrs. Harrington decided to donate her Long Beach, NY, property to Holy Family on December 8, 2017, the anniversary of her late husband's burial. The property is estimated at $350,000, which is among the largest individual gifts ever received by Holy Family in its 63-year history.
In appreciation for Mrs. Harrington's Life Estate gift, the Student Resource Center within the School of Education will be named in honor of the Donor's parents, William Francis Clisham and Margaret Hall Clisham. Additionally, the University hosted a campus Mass in memory of her husband on December 8, 2017.
Read the full announcement here.
Thank you Marianne!
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Thank you Family & Friends!
On December 12, the Family and Friends Organization of Holy Family University proudly presented President S. Maureen McGarrity with a generous check for $14,000.
We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to the Family & Friends Organization for their longstanding and continued support of Holy Family University. Thank you also to our alumni, parents, and friends who support the Family & Friends Bingo and other fundraising events each year!
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We surpassed our 2017 Giving Tuesday goal! Through your generosity, we raised $17,725, which also qualified us for the full $10,000 matching gift.
This means a grand total of $27,725
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We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire Holy Family University community-alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students-for helping us successfully meet our Giving Tuesday challenge.
You have made Giving Tuesday a great day in the School's history.
We are grateful for every gift, large or small, made today and throughout the year, and the impact they have on our student success.
Thank you again for all you do for Holy Family University!
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2nd Annual Nativity & Christmas Tree Lighting!
On Monday, November 27, the entire Holy Family University community came together for the Second Annual Nativity and Christmas Tree Lighting!
Guests enjoyed holiday music from the Nazareth Academy High School and Nazareth Grade School as well as a reflection and short program before the countdown to the lights! After the Lighting, attendees enjoyed light refreshments and pictures with Santa Tiger.
View and download the pictures from
Flickr and be sure to watch the video footage available on
Facebook!
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Campus News
- Holy Family University Athletics Donates Books to Benjamin Rush Elementary School. Holy Family University's Department of Athletics donated and presented 1,000 new children's books to Benjamin Rush Elementary School as part of its Build-A-Library initiative during an assembly on Tuesday, December 5. The assembly marked the 12th annual Build-A-Library event, which first began in 2006. Since then, the Holy Family Department of Athletics, along with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), has donated nearly 15,000 new books to 14 Philadelphia area schools. Read more here.
- Wombwell Presented Pennsylvania League of Nursing Faculty Award. Dr. Mary Wombwell, Professor and Coordinator of the RN-BSN Program for the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions (SNAHP), was presented with an award from the Pennsylvania League of Nursing (PLN) during the Pennsylvania League of Nursing Conference on April 7, held at Holy Family University's Bensalem location. The Nursing Faculty Award highlights successful nursing educators in higher education. Wombwell, who was nominated for the award by Dr. Catherine Heilferty, Associate Dean of SNAHP, was notified in February she had been selected as the winner by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read more here.
- Mee Joins Flyers Ice Girls for Third Year. Attend a Philadelphia Flyers game at the Wells Fargo Center and there's a good chance you'll see Kristen Mee during stoppages of play, helping to clean the ice and interacting with fans along the way. Entering her third year as a Flyers Ice Girl, Mee joins over a dozen other women who help promote the Flyers initiatives on and off the ice. A Philadelphia native, Mee graduated from Holy Family University in 2015 with a degree in Psychology. Read more here.
- HFU Family Center Awarded $3,000 Grant by Philadelphia. Holy Family University's Family Center was awarded a $3,000 grant from the City of Philadelphia in October through its 2017 Philadelphia Activities Grant. The money will be used to offset some of the costs associated with serving members of the community through the Family Center programs. Councilman Bobby Henon, who represents the 6th district in Northeast Philadelphia and was instrumental in the University's applying for the grant, awarded Holy Family University President Sister Maureen McGarrity, CSFN; Sister Angela Cresswell, CSFN, Director of the Family Center, Dr. Helen Hoffner, Program Coordinator; and Dr. Mary Wombwell, Workshop Coordinator with a check on November 15. Read more here.
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As always, if you have any additional questions, comments or needs we can address, do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your support!
Julie (Ivers) Rempfer '10
Assistant Director for Alumni and Parent Relations
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Make your 2017 gift by December 31! Every gift, no matter the size, helps to further the excellence of a Holy Family education.
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Alumni Board of Directors Open Meeting
Are you interested in getting involved? Do you want to know more about the Alumni Board of Directors and the Alumni Association? Do you want to share your feedback or suggestions about Alumni events or programs?
Join the Alumni Board of Directors for an all-alumni Open Meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 6:30pm in CC 115!
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP by 1/4/2018 to:
[email protected]
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Save the Date:
Alumni Reunion Celebration!
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Featuring special programming for:
Golden Alumni Society:
Classes of 1958 through 1967
50 Year Reunion:
Class of 1968
25 Year Reunion:
Class of 1993
10 Year Reunion:
Class of 2008
5 Year Reunion:
Class of 2013
Other Milestone Reunions:
Class of 1973
Class of 1978
Class of 1983
Class of 1988
Class of 1998
Class of 2003
More information coming soon!
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Looking for Alumni Volunteers!
We invite all of our alumni to join students, staff and faculty to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in Langhorne, PA on the first Saturday of every month.
Due to holiday break, our next date to volunteer is Saturday, January 14th
Volunteers may be asked to:
- load and unload donations
- sort, process, clean and display donations
- tidy, organize, reorganize and replace displays
- maintain our book department
- test small electronics
- act as sales floor ambassadors
Email
[email protected] to participate. Volunteer shift times are flexible.
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Cheer on Athletics and Save with Blue Crew
Holy Family Blue Crew is a premier fan organization created to support HFU Athletics and to promote a positive game environment.
2017-2018 Blue Crew Membership is open to the entire HFU community and includes a T-shirt to wear to all athletic events and
special discounts at local businesses that support Blue Crew and Holy Family!
For more information about Blue Crew, including participating businesses and discounts,
click here
To become a Blue Crew member or to add your business to those offering Blue Crew discounts, please contact Tim Hamill '04, Assistant Director of Athletics, at 267-341-3514 or
[email protected]
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Alumni Admissions Ambassadors Wanted!
Contact
[email protected] for additional volunteer opportunities!
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