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Friday, July 15, 2005

MWCC Foundation's 10th Annual Golf Tournament
to Benefit Student Scholarships

The Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Inc. will host its 10th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit student scholarships, Monday, July 25 at the Sterling Country Club.

MWCC Professor Elaine Falcone and retired Professor Ann Greene at last year's golf tournament.

“This tournament helps deserving students achieve their dreams,” said MWCC President Daniel M. Asquino. Students such as Todd Bowditch of Fitchburg and Marianne Brouillette of Townsend as well as graduates like Debra Boucher of Athol and Diana Russo of Gardner, both former Vision program participants, are among the many hard-working students who have benefited from foundation scholarships.

“The impact of that scholarship (the Arthur F. Haley Scholarship) on my financial burden was beyond words, and I could not be more grateful for the support,” said Russo, who will be attending the University of Massachusetts-Boston in the fall.

The tournament will feature a hole-in-one contest sponsored by Salvadore Chrysler Dodge in Gardner, a travel voucher drawing from the Gardner Travel Agency, a live auction and many other prizes. Registration fee is $175 per person, which includes a breakfast buffet, greens fees, driving range, cart, dinner, prizes, locker room and one travel drawing ticket. Friends of the college who cannot attend the tournament can attend the dinner only for $40.

Registration will start at 8:30 a.m., with a breakfast buffet starting at 9. The shotgun start will be at 10 a.m. The tournament will conclude with a social hour from 3 to 4 p.m. and dinner and awards at 4. Players must wear soft-spiked golf shoes. Proper attire is required: All golfers must wear a collared shirt.

For more information and registration, contact Diane Hamilton at (978) 630-9387 or dhamilton@mwcc.mass.edu.

Upcoming Campus Events:

• The Mount Wachusett Community College Library will be open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., during the summer. The Library is open to the public. A valid public library card from any C/WMARS library may be used to checkout books and other materials from the Library. Library patrons are also invited to use the computers in the library’s computer lab. For more information, contact the Library at (978) 630-9125 or visit http://library.mwcc.edu.

• Community Builders, a partnership between MWCC and the United Way of North Central Massachusetts, will co-host two free trainings on how area nonprofit organizations can recruit volunteers using an Internet-based volunteer matching program in July at the college’s Leominster campus, 100 Erdman Way. At the end of the hands-on training, participating organizations’ profiles will be posted online — ready for volunteers to find and begin to fill openings. The first session will be held Thursday, July 21 from 9 to 10 a.m. The second session will be Wednesday, July 27 from 5 to 6 p.m. To register, contact Jacob Vellaccio of the United Way of Central Massachusetts at jvellaccio@unitedwaycm.org or (508) 757-5631 ext. 260.

• The Forest and Wood Products Institute at MWCC will hold a ceremony to recognize the first class of certified Master Loggers in Southern New England on Wednesday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at MWCC. Master Logger is a growing international program that certifies the environmental, safety and business practices of logging companies to ensure that forest products are harvested in a sustainable manner. The Forest and Wood Products Institute was responsible for establishing this program in the Southern New England region through a grant from the USDA Forest Service. For more information, call Director Joseph Smith at (978) 630-9360 or jsmith@mwcc.mass.edu.

• The MWCC Entrepreneurial Resource Center’s first annual Business Plan Competition is underway. The competition gives the North Central Massachusetts region’s innovators—in the

business and community involvement sectors—the opportunity to submit business plans that will vie for up to $13,000 in cash as well as in-kind prizes. Executive summaries are due Friday, July 29. Final plans are due Monday, Aug. 29. Three semi-finalists and a single finalist will be chosen in four categories: startup and growing businesses, nonprofits, community involvement and Fitchburg “Main Streets” businesses. The semi-finalists will compete for the finalist awards. A grand-prize winner will be selected from the four finalists. Executive summaries are due Friday, July 29. Competition guidelines and applications are available online at http://erc.mwcc.edu. For more information, contact ERC Director Lisa Derby Oden at (978) 630-9548 or loden@mwcc.mass.edu.

• Auditions for Theatre at the Mount’s “Clue the Musical” will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2 and Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. sharp in room 182 at MWCC's Gardner campus. Director Lorien Corbelletti, Music Director Joanne Landry and Choreographer Nicole Couture are looking for a cast of five adult men and four adult women. Participants should prepare a short vocal selection (accompanist provided), expect to be taught a short dance combination and wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Cold readings from the script will also be required. The tentative rehearsal schedule is Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 8. Performances of “Clue the Musical” are Friday, Oct. 7, Saturday, Oct. 8, Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Professor Gail Steele at (978) 630-9162 or visit the Theatre at the Mount website at http://theatre.mwcc.edu.

• Theatre at the Mount presents the Rodgers and Hart musical “Babes in Arms” for six performances beginning Friday, Aug. 12. This quintessential “Hey, kids, let’s put on a show!” musical boasts one of Rodgers and Hart’s greatest scores with tunes that have become standards like “Where or When,” “My Funny Valentine,” and “The Lady is a Tramp.” Performances of “Babes in Arms” are Friday, Aug. 12, Saturday, Aug. 13, Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14 and Sunday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. For information and reservations, call the Theatre at the Mount box office at (978) 632-2403 or purchase tickets online at http://theatre.mwcc.edu.

• Phi Theta Kappa is taking orders for a graduation DVD. The DVD costs $15. The price includes shipping and handling. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Gardner Community Action Committee. If interested, please contact Professor Sheila Murphy at smurphy@mwcc.mass.edu.

Lea Ann Erickson
Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs
Mount Wachusett Community College
Phone: (978) 630-9322 Fax: (978) 630-9561
cell: (508) 517-5202
lerickson@mwcc.mass.edu

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