Fleet Financial Group has contributed $20,000 to the College to support the Ralph and Marjorie Kenney Center, President Roger H. Hull announced. The gift adds to a $15,000 donation made by Fleet to the Center in February of this year.
“The Ralph and Marjorie Kenney Center will play a vital role in the revitalization of the College Park neighborhood,” Hull said. “Fleet's on-going support demonstrates its commitment to this important initiative, and to the belief that individuals and institutions alike have an obligation to make a difference in the communities in which they are a part.”
The center, named in memory of 1929 Union graduate Ralph Kenney (recognizing a $1 million gift from Marjorie Kenney in June), will feature health/wellness workshops and youth programs sponsored by Ellis and St. Clare's hospitals and Schenectady-based Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region. The Center will also include a homework center and skills development program, which links Union student mentors with children from the Van Corlaer Elementary School to help them prepare for the New York State Pupil Assessment Tests. Fleet funds will be used to supply the center with computers and other technology, furnishings and recreation equipment.
“Fleet is pleased to support Union College and the Kenney Center,” said Herm Ames, president of Fleet Bank Upstate. “Providing a resource center that can be accessed by the entire community is going to have a positive impact on the neighborhood. We are proud to play a role in making these services and programs available to the College Park neighborhood.”