Student Tribune
MCC Salutes Wegman Family, ESL Charitable Foundation announces $4 million grant
The MCC Foundation's 30th Annual Salute to Excellence dinner was an evening
filled with shining examples of leadership, philanthropy and MCC success
stories. Thank you to the alumni, students, faculty, staff and administrators
who were among the nearly 400 business and community leaders who celebrated
with us last evening at the Floreano Convention Center.
Following four MCC Alumni Hall of Fame inductions, Wegman Family Charitable
Foundation President and Chairman Danny Wegman accepted the 2019 Salute to
Excellence award. The award recognizes the Wegman family's philanthropic
commitment to the Every Bright Future Needs a Strong Foundation campaign
(announced in March 2019) that is helping MCC alleviate student hunger and
basic needs insecurities so that more students graduate on time.
The Salute to Excellence dinner culminated in the announcement of ESL Charitable Foundation's $4 million
grant to the Every Bright Future campaign. Provided over a five-year
period, the grant will help launch three innovative scholarship programs for
income-eligible MCC students. Within the announcement, ESL Federal Credit Union
President & Chief Executive Officer Faheem Masood described the grant's
potential impact on students and the community.
Through this grant, hundreds of students who are underprepared for
college-level academics will have the chance to remediate without beginning the
financial aid clock and potentially running out of financial aid prior to
completion, adults who stopped out of high school will earn a high school
diploma while also earning a college credential, and former students who were
close to college graduation but stopped out will have the chance to complete
their degrees. Look for more information on MCC's new Pathway to
College, Strong Foundations and Finish Strong
programs in future Daily Tribune articles.
On behalf of the MCC Foundation Board of Directors and Chair Sergio Esteban,
thank you for your support of the MCC Foundation and the important role you
play in creating bright futures for our students and community.
Wood, Gretchen
MCC Foundation
11/11/2019