BCCC Foundation To Celebrate 40th With $100 Rewards For 40 Students

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Bucks County Community College Foundation will celebrate its 40th anniversary by giving away $100 to 40 lucky Bucks County Community College students.

In honor of 40-years of raising funds to support students, the Foundation will raffle $100 awards to 40 students during the first week of the fall semester, which begins in just two short weeks on August 24. All students who are registered for the fall 2022 term will be eligible for the $100 award raffle.

Since its foundating on August 12, 1982, the Bucks County Community College Foundation has provided expanded resources to ensure the college's growth and development. The foundation approaches local, regional, and national supporters to create partnerships and raise funds, assistance, and awareness in support of both new and existing educational opportunities.

This last year, the foundation provided students with nearly $400,000 in scholarship support, invested in opening food pantries on the college’s three campuses in Newtown, Bristol, and Perkasie, and launched an emergency microgrant program to support a student on their educational journey.

The year 2022 has also been a historic year for the Foundation having raised the most ever in their 40-year history. The record-breaking year included a number of fundraising events including a Scholarship Tea, Golf Classic, and the Inauguration of Bucks’ fifth president, Dr. Felicia L. Ganther.

“We are excited to celebrate 40 years of philanthropic efforts to support students at Bucks. The work our Foundation does is so critical to ensuring that every student who comes to our college has access to resources to help them cover tuition, pay for books, purchase supplies, or assist them when in crisis. I am grateful to every individual and corporate entity that has donated to our foundation over the past 40 years. I am hopeful that we will continue to grow our endowments and funds so that we can provide more resources to our students so that they can graduate with little to no debt,” says Dr. Ganther.

Since the college’s first graduates completed their education in 1967, Bucks County Community College has provided educational opportunities to more than one million students seeking affordable credentials needed to enter a vast array of industries. Today, the college’s combination of accessible community-based education, state-of-the-art facilities, extensive online programs, and comprehensive support resources, empowers student learners to pursue their higher education goals.

Earning a degree or credential can be transformative. The Bucks County Community College Foundation salutes Bucks students today on their 40th anniversary of raising funds to change lives.

To learn more about the Bucks County Community College Foundation, Alumni Association, upcoming events including the inaugural Celebrating Student Success gala, student support initiatives, or to make a philanthropic contribution, please visit bucks.edu/foundation or contact Christina Kahmar-McGinley, CFRE, at christina.mcginley@bucks.edu.

Interested in changing your life? Enroll today at bucks.edu/apply.