Membership
Benefits
Member benefits include recognition in the Alumni Newsletter, HCC
New Horizons magazine, invitations and discounts to alumni special
and social events, and opportunities to develop leadership skills
by serving on an Association committee or by holding office. Members
also gain satisfaction from helping to provide scholarships and alumni
gifts to the College. Members promote pride in HCC by honoring outstanding
alumni and faculty throughout the year.
Some benefits available to all alumni are use of the library and
Speakers Bureau, job placement services and career planning assistance.
Alumni receive
the HCC New Horizons magazine.
Association Committees
Member alumni are offered the opportunity to serve on one of the
Association's 12 committees and the Board of Directors:
Audit: Annually reviews Association financial records to
certify accuracy. Members with audit experience are preferred.
Basket Bingo: Plans annual basket bingo fundraiser.
Budget and Finance: Prepares the budget and invests Association
funds.
Executive: Made up of Association Officers. Oversees the
Association’s Board of Directors and makes recommendations
to the Board involving policy decisions for the Association.
Flower and Garden Show: Plans the Association's annual show.
Fund Raising: Plans and implements events to raise funds
for the Association's operating expenses.
Golf Tournament: Coordinates the yearly golf event.
Membership: Recruits and orients new members. Encourages
membership renewals and hosts phonathons.
Nominating: Prepares nominations for officers and directors.
Planning: Conducts short and long-range planning for the
Association. Members with strategic planning experience are preferred.
Public Relations: Develops brochures, press releases and
articles to promote Association activities and pride in HCC.
Reunion: Plans and conducts reunions.
Alumni Association Paid Membership
The Alumni Association is supported by paid memberships. Twenty
five percent of all dues goes directly to the Alumni Scholarship
fund to help children of alumni attend HCC.
To become a member select your type of membership and mail it along
with your name, address and phone number, and a check made payable
to: “HCC Alumni Association” and marked “dues”
to: The HCC Alumni Office, 11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland
21742.
Annual Membership Types: Single $25, Joint (husband and wife) $45,
or Lifetime $250.
Alumni Scholarship Fund Facts
Did you know that:
The HCC Alumni Scholarship Fund (which is part of the HCC Foundation,
Inc.) presently has a balance of $43,641.97.
- The Alumni Scholarship Fund is awarded each year to the child
of an HJC/HCC Alumnus. For 2003-2004 academic year, the scholarship
award will be $1,552.00.
- Twenty-five percent of all Alumni Association Dues collected
go into the HCC Alumni Scholarship Fund to help increase the principal
and to support children of Alumni attending HCC.
Additional contributions to the Alumni Scholarship Fund are always
welcome and can be sent to: The HCC Alumni Office, 11400 Robinwood
Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21742-9560. Please mark your checks: Alumni
Scholarship Fund.
Thank you for helping to build the Alumni Scholarship Fund.
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