$35,000 Raised for Mount Saint Vincent University Tourism & Hospitality Management Program

On Thursday, July 30th, one hundred and thirty-six golfers from across Canada and the United States participated in the 8th annual Pacrim Invitational at Oakfield Golf and Country Club which is located just outside of the City of Halifax. The participants consisted of Pacrim’s partners, investors and suppliers.

All net proceeds from the live and silent auctions for the annual event 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 $35,000 bringing the eight year total to well over $300,000.

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 $214,000 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