$25,000 Raised for Mount Saint Vincent University Tourism & Hospitality Management Program

On Wednesday, July 27th the Pacrim Invitational started with its reception where Glenn Squires, President & CEO of Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. welcomed sponsors, donors, players and Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, President & Vice-Chancellor, Mount Saint Vincent University along with her staff and also several students who were recipients of the Pacrim scholarship.

All net proceeds from the live and silent auctions which took place on Thursday, July 28th at Oakfield Golf and Country Club are designated to the Tourism and Hospitality Management program at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU). This year the Pacrim Invitational presented a cheque to MSVU for $25,000 bringing the ten year total to over $350,000.

In 2002 Pacrim founded the Pacrim Invitational Golf Tournament. Pacrim had two primary objectives in mind when organizing this tournament:

1. To provide a casual business setting for our head office and regional management staff to meet our investors, potential investors, partners and major suppliers; and
2. To give back to our community and set-up a scholarship & awards fund for the students of Mount Saint Vincent University’s Tourism and Hospitality Management Department.
   

To date, the net proceeds of the Pacrim Invitational has provided over $350,000 to this fund.
The funds are distributed to the students as follows:

• The Pacrim Enhancement Fund - provides the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management with a fund that is used to enhance scholarly activities and provide funding for program needs
• Pacrim Endowed Scholarships - awarded to a student entering the program from high school and to a student entering the program who has just completed NSCC's tourism and Hospitality Management Diploma program
• Pacrim Award of Excellence - presented to a graduating student at spring and fall convocations who graduated with the highest GPA
• Pacrim Travel Award - provides funding to students who are doing their co-operative education work term outside the province
• Pacrim Leadership Award - presented to a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in her/his life as a MSVU student and the potential to contribute to the profession in the future