Tuesday, November 15,1983
The Clarion
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Fundraising Drive To Raise $5 Million
By Joy Nichols
If you’ve spent any time in the
Beam Administration Building
of Brevard College, you’re pro
bably wondering what the “Ex
cellence In The Eighties” cam
paign that many people have
been discussing is all about”.
“Excellence In The Eighties” is a
fund-raising campaign, designed
for the improvement of Brevard
College. Its major purpose is to
show B.C.’s major needs to out
side funders.
After many hours of meetings,
the College Board of Trustees
authorized this $5 million, 4-year
fundraising drive. Brevard Col
lege’s major needs are (1) to pro
vide more scholarship programs,
(2) to increase funds for the Col
lege Work - Study Program, (3)
to provide the college with finer
programs and facilities, (4) to in
crease the amount of money
received for endowment funds,
and (5) to increase the amount of
money received for annual
operating funds.
Much progress has already
been made in the provision of
more scholarships. According to
Director of Institutional Ad
vancement John C. Lefler, B.C.’s
needs can be met only “if...you
communicate the needs of the
college” to possible donors.
Lefler says “I’m very encourag
ed by our fundraising to date... In
this fiscal year, which begins in
June, Brevard College received
in excess of $200,000 in individual
gifts and from businesses.” Dur
ing the previous fiscal year, less
than $100,000 was received and
over half of that came from one
donor.
Although things are looking
bright, there still is much to be
done. For instance, $300,000 in
federal funding for the College
Work - Study Program needs to
be raised, and money must be
raised for the phasing-in of a
computer science program,
which should be operational by
1984. Also included in the cam
paign budget will be the comple
tion of the third floor of the W.
Bryan Moore Science Building,
which will be given priority over
the improvement fo residence
halls and art facilities. $1,200,000
towards the development of pro
grams and facilities is one cam
paign goal for the “Excellence In
The Eighties” program.
The 57 trustees of Brevard Col
lege have set for themselves a
goal to raise $1 million dollars,
and half of them have already
produced $450,000 of that goal.
The employee, faculty, and staff
soliciation goal is $40,000. Other
existing donors include major
businesses, and foundations,
which are located mainly in the
state of North Carolina, but some
are out-of-state.
In order to help with the fund
raising, a person doesn’t have to
be wealthy. Students, for in
stance, are encouraged to
volunteer their time by calling
potential donors during the up
coming Phone-A-Thon. The
students, primarily alumni, en
courage the solicitation of donors
by asking them to make
telephone pledges. Another area,
in which students may become in
volved, is in corresponding,
through “thank-you” letters,
with their scholarship patrons.
According to Mr. Lefler, such
correspondence between
students and patrons may be
ultimately important to the
maintenance of certain pro
grams. Through the cooperation
of Brevard College students,
staff, and faculty, and through
the aid of generous donors, the
needs of the college will probably
be met, and it is very important
to make others aware of those
needs.
Scholarships: Cont. From Page 1
felt pressured by the respon
sibilities of maintaining her stan
ding as a “scholarship students”,
she said that she only pressures
herself and that she has always
had her own standards to live up
to. “Without them, you’d go
crazy,” she says. Similarly,
Madeleine Madden said that any
“pressure” comes from inside,
and that she compels herself to
perform excellent academic
work.
Sophomore Bonnie Andrews,
who has been awarded the An
nabel Lambeth Jones Scholar
ship, believes that having a
scholarship encourages a stu
dent to be “more self-
responsible.” Bonnie is taking
pre-engineering courses and
plans to major in Civil Engineer
ing because “there is a good
outlook, especially for women” in
the engineering field, and
because mathematics is an in-
Christine Parker and Bill Greene preformed in Fool’s
Paradise the past two weekends.
terest of hers. Honevtree Concert
Interest, of course, plays an im
portant role in your education,
and whether you are interested in
science, or math, or French
literature, as a Brevard College
student, you are probably eligible
for some type of financial aid
and/or scholarship(s).
Remember, though, “if you’re
going to get the money, you’ve
got to apply” for it. If you are a
student, do yourself and your
wallet a favor: go to Beam Ad
ministration Building, pick up
and accurately fill out the FAF or
the FFS, mail it, and wait for the
results. You may be quite sur
prised by them!
The Brevard Chamber Or
chestra will present a concert
featuring Honeytree, a guitarist
and vocalist, Sunday, November
20 at 4 p.m. in the Brevard Col
lege Auxiliary Gym. The concert
will include works by Bach,
Haydn and Honeytree.
Honeytree was trained as a
classical cellist for ten years, but
she turned to folk music and the
guitar in later years. She has
made a number of recordings,
featuring her own unique style of
“Jesus music.”
Admission to the concert is
free.
Town of Brevard
Full Of Entertainment
By Barbie Brennan
“All dressed up and nowhere to
go.”
Has this ever happened to you
since coming to Brevard College?
To the inexperienced there is
nothing to do in this small town,
but there are things to do and
places to go behind the scenes.
Take, for instance, the eating
establishments. The restaurants
in town are well-known to the col
lege crowd, but outside town are
several nice dining places as
well, Top of the Falls Restaurant
on Grenville Highway in Con-
nestee Falls has an all-you-can-
eat special 5 days a week, with
specialties ranging from Mex
ican food to a fish night on
Fridays. Red Lion Inn is always a
nice Dlace for a special night out
on a date. Pisgah Fish Camp, at
the entrance to the forest, con
tinuously runs specials on the
various seafoods.
After filling your hungry
stomachs, it is time to engage in
something else. The Co-Ed
Theatre has two shows every
night and on Friday and Saturday
nights the Co-Ed has an 11:30 late
show. Movies that have been
shown at this time, for example,
are the “Rocky Horror Picture
Show”, “Pink Floyd - The Wall”,
and “Heavy Metal”. The late
movies are geared toward the
young adult audience and are
always excellent films. Bowling
at Pisgah Lanes on Highway 64
and skating at the skating rink
are possible ways to pass a cold
witner’s night.
For the athletic minded, the
forest is full of beautiful, scenic
trails to hike and explore. Most of
the attractions in the forest, such
as Sliding Rock and the Cradle of
the Forestry, are closed for the
season, but the trails remain
open and a drive in the forest is a
great, inexpensive way to spend
an afternoon. With the approach
of winter, the snow skier will find
many ski areas to visit. Sapphire
Valley and Wolf Laurel are the
two closest areas to Brevard.
The various churches in
Brevard also have special
speakers and musical entertain
ment.
If you are ever in doubt about
what there is to do in Brevard,
consult the local newspaper, the
Transylvania Times (issue days.
Monday and Thursday), and a
compute rundown of coming
events will be covered.
ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH
TO SAVE YOUR PARENTS
THE COST OF COLLEGE?
You are, if you win an Army ROTC scholarship. When you win one of our scholar
ships, we pay your tuition, books, lab fees and other academic expenses. We’ll also give you
up to $1,000 a year extra. And when you graduate, we'll make you an Army officer.
But you have to be more than smart to win. We'll consider your extracurricular,
leadership and athletic activities. And if you reach the finals, we 11 meet with you for a personal
interview.
For more informatin about how to avoid overburdening your parents for the next
four years, contact Major Jack Burwell, MG 108, Phone 883-8282, extension 232.