FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 29, 12008
QVCC FOUNDATION'S ONLINE AUCTION SUPPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS
Turn on your computer, get out your credit card, and log onto the
annual Online Auction sponsored by the Quinebaug Valley Community College
Foundation. Bidding gets underway on Saturday, March 1, with the proceeds
benefiting scholarship funds at the College. Each year the Foundation
provides more than $100,000 in direct scholarship, financial aid, and
emergency funds to QVCC students.
Auction items include jewelry,
art, sports tickets, restaurant gift certificates, rounds of golf, wine, and
many others. New items will be added weekly. The Foundation is still
accepting donations of items. People interested in donating should contact
Monique Wolanin, director of college development, at 412-7328.
The auction will run through
March 31.
Log on to
www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=qvccfoundation08 to
join the fun and support QVCC students. The web site has information on how
to bid or donate/sponsor an item.
The mission of the QVCC Foundation is to raise funds so that all residents of Northeastern Connecticut are provided the opportunity to attend QVCC regardless of income, and to support educational excellence, technological advancement, and professional development at the College.
CONTACT
Margie Huoppi
Publications Associate
(860) 774-1133
mhuoppi@qvcc.commnet.edu