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“Now … I look back on the Elderhostel experiences. It
has been so enriching! I really enjoyed learning about the South in Memphis
as I had never been to the Southern states. They showed me the great Mississippi
and taught me about great writers … At the University of Wyoming
(Laramie), I learned about the West. Had you not granted me those two
scholarships I could not have had either of my experiences … As
a retired teacher, I loved staying in the dorm … I was too poor
to stay in the dorm when I was young — I had to commute to college.
But here in my old age, I was getting to do it. How much I thank you!”
— Margaret Smith, a retired school teacher and scholarship recipient
| When Marty Knowlton and David Bianco founded Elderhostel
30 years ago, they could not have imagined a revolution was about
to take place — but it did! Guided by their vision and driven
by participants’ zest for learning, Elderhostel reshaped the
expectations of a generation of older adults and changed society’s
perceptions of aging.
On the special occasion of our 30th Anniversary in 2005,
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Elderhostel Founders,
Marty Knowlton & David Bianco |
Elderhostel established the Founders Fund. This endowed fund will provide scholarship
assistance to those eager to participate in Exploritas programs
but lacking the financial resources to enroll.
Scholarships have been an integral part of Elderhostel from
the start. Marty and David saw to it that no older adult courageous
enough to enroll in those early days would be prevented from
participating due to financial hardship. The Founders Fund will
help us continue this commitment in perpetuity.
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Elderhostel President James Moses with Founders
Marty Knowlton (right) and David Bianco (left)
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Honor Marty and David — or someone special to you — by
contributing to the Founders Fund. Your gift will become part of the
endowed fund that provides scholarship assistance to Founders Scholars.
Help make life-changing experiences available to others.
You can make a gift of any amount — large or small, outright and
testamentary — to be added to the existing Founders Fund.
Or, you can endow
a scholarship and name it for yourself or someone special with a gift
of $10,000 or more.
For more information, please contact Anne Forsyth, Director of Major and Planned Gifts,
toll free at (877) 737-0664 or anne.forsyth@elderhostel.org.
You may also download a printable
pdf form to give to the Founders Fund. Please send your
tax-deductible contribution to: Elderhostel - Founders Fund
11 Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111-1746
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