National and Pohnpei Campuses Raise over $40K

Palikir, Pohnpei - April 05, 2010 –– Student groups from the National and Pohnpei campuses raised $40,161.64 during this year’s Founding Day fundraising activities.

This fundraising scheme is tied to the College’s Mr and Miss Founding Day bi-annual competitions. The Pohnpeian Students at the National Campus won this year’s Mr and Miss Founding Day titles when they fundraised over $15 K.

According to the College’s common practice for Mr and Miss competitions, all groups that raised at least $1,000 retain 10 per cent of the total amount they raised. The remaining 90 per cent is donated to the College’s Endowment Fund, a fund that the College has created to ensure the long term financial viability of the college in future.

The following are the amounts raised by the student groups:

Student Group	Ranking	Amount Raised
Green Team (Kosraen Students at the National Campus)	4th runner up	$3,006.60
White Team (Chuuk Students at the National Campus)	3rd runner up	$3,134.75
Red Team (Yap Students at the National Campus)	2nd runner up	$3,421.51
Purple Team (Pohnpei Campus Students)	1st runner up	$15,199.05
Blue Team (Pohnpei Students at the National Campus)	Mr & Miss Founding Day	$15, 399.73