{"id":28438,"date":"2017-06-07T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T00:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/06\/08\/women-of-necc-raise-funds-for-student-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:09:30","slug":"women-of-necc-raise-funds-for-student-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/06\/07\/women-of-necc-raise-funds-for-student-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of NECC Raise Funds for Student Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Left to right: Jean Poth, NECC’s VP of Institutional Advancement and board members Betty Jaffe, Jill McCann, Geri Murphy, and Carole O’Connor.<\/p><\/div>\n

More than 70 guests of the Women of Northern Essex Community College attended the 21st annual June fundraising event on Saturday evening, June 3.<\/p>\n

Held at a private home in Boxford, the event featured cocktails, a buffet dinner, a silent auction, and a raffle.\u00a0 Over $8,000 was raised for student scholarships.<\/p>\n

The event was catered by NexDine Catering and Flowers by Steve, Inc. donated floral arrangements.<\/p>\n

The Women of Northern Essex Community College is a volunteer organization dedicated to assisting Northern Essex Community College and its students. The organization generates funds for student scholarships and special projects by conducting a variety of fundraising events throughout the year, including a Fall Membership Tea and a June Gala Open House event.<\/p>\n

Since their founding 20 years ago, the Women have raised over half million dollars for the college and awarded $300,000 in scholarships to 400 deserving NECC students.<\/p>\n

For additional information contact Jean Poth, Vice-President Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the NECC Foundation, Inc. at\u00a0jpoth@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t