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 of 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.”