The Colonels Club is 50 years old!
Fifty years ago, the Centre community embraced the establishment of its first giving society, the Colonels Club. In 1962, a group of 182 individuals created the Colonels Club in order to lay a foundation of support that has been responsible for Centre's unprecedented growth over the past half century. Today there are 3,199 Colonels Club members. The loyal support exemplified by the Colonels Club and Centre's other giving societies has allowed the College to grow physically with the addition of several new campus buildings, as well as academically with the addition of more faculty and an increased student body that now numbers more than 1,300 students. Furthermore, the generous gifts of Centre's friends and family continue to make attendance at Centre a possibility for anyone who is academically eliglible regardless of financial means - more than 85% of this year's freshman class is receiving some form of financial assistance.
As we look ahead to another 50 years of growth and making young people's dreams of a top quality college education come true, it is with the understanding that a broad base of support is vital. In that vein we are thrilled to announce the Colonels Challenge! A generous friend of the College has offered to give $500,000 if we can add 500 new Colonels Club ($100 or more) or Centre Associates ($1,000 or more) between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
Help the Colonels Club celebrate the big 5-0 by helping us add a few zeros to that milestone figure! Become a Colonel or an Associate today and help earn the College an extra HALF MILLION DOLLARS!
Thank you for your support of Centre College!
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