Blazer Blitz

Annual Day of Giving: March 18th, 2026

March 18th – Your gift helped scholarship aid for our students and support their success at the Elms and beyond.


Thank you Donors!

Anonymous Donor
Sean Austin
*Margaret Beturne ’99
Martha Bischoff ’87
*Diane Brunelle ’84

Estelle Czarnecki ’72
Carolyn Connelly ’60
Patricia Chmiel ’73
Judith Domingos-Porter ’65
*Barbara Garvey ’51
*Regina Hitchery ’71

*Mary Ellen Hogan ’66
Barbara ‘Bunny’ Hood ’63

Bernice Hoyt ’73
Margaret ’67 and Dennis Hrabchak

Ellen Hynes ’03 (MAT)
Linda Kaczmarczyk ’71

*Sheila Keator ’59
Sarah Keenan ’61
Sharon ’62 and Harold Knickle

Katherine LaCarrubba ’78
Marie C. Lyons ’59
Dorothy ‘Dottie’ McCarthy ’71
JoAnne Palmer ’74

Katherine Reardon ’71
*Kathleen Riddle ’74
Karen ’60 and Robert Vollinger
Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) Challenge Gift (led by Jeffrey Trant ’06)

*Past Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Anonymous Donor
Sean Austin
*Margaret Beturne ’99
Martha Bischoff ’87
*Diane Brunelle ’84

Estelle Czarnecki ’72
Carolyn Connelly ’60
Patricia Chmiel ’73
Judith Domingos-Porter ’65
*Barbara Garvey ’51
*Regina Hitchery ’71

*Mary Ellen Hogan ’66
Barbara ‘Bunny’ Hood ’63

Bernice Hoyt ’73
Margaret ’67 and Dennis Hrabchak
Ellen Hynes ’03 (MAT)
Linda Kaczmarczyk ’71

*Sheila Keator ’59
Sarah Keenan ’61
Sharon ’62 and Harold Knickle

Katherine LaCarrubba ’78
Marie C. Lyons ’59
Dorothy ‘Dottie’ McCarthy ’71
JoAnne Palmer ’74

Katherine Reardon ’71
*Kathleen Riddle ’74
Karen ’60 and Robert Vollinger
Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) Challenge Gift (led by Jeffrey Trant ’06)


*Past Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Thank you to our generous Challenge Donors!

Thank you to our generous Challenge Donors!


Your gift will help to enhance these funds:

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Academic Fund

Supports ongoing faculty professional development, improvement of existing course offerings, and development of new curricula, and research materials for Alumnae library.

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Campus Enrichment Fund

Support of the Campus Enrichment Fund for Excellence provides a continuing legacy through the maintenance and updating of the campus facility and making the best use of new technologies, ensuring that other young adults will benefit from their Elms experience.

Founders Fund

Supports scholarships to ensure that an Elms College education is within reach to a wide spectrum of deserving students. Your support of the Founders Fund for Excellence builds on the spirit of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, a spirit that propels us forward, ensuring that our students will benefit from their Elms experience.

Fund for Health, Fitness and Athletics

Today, more than 225 Elms students benefit from the Fund for Excellence in Health, Fitness and Athletics through their participation in 17 intercollegiate sports, while countless others take the opportunity to compete in intramurals and a variety of health and fitness activities offered on campus thanks in part to the generous support of our donors.

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Student Life Fund

Support of this fund advances student community service programs while fostering favorite student activities and clubs.

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Senior Gift

Each year the senior class works together to leave behind its legacy, in the form of a senior gift. This is an opportunity for each class to work together to accomplish a shared goal, and the first chance for the senior class to join forces with the thousands of alums who have paved the way and supported them.


Blazer Blitz is our lightning-round day of giving to support Elms College students and programs.
Participation at any level matters.

For any questions please contact
Lynn Korza at 413-265-2454 or korzal@elms.edu

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