Canceled
The Nineteenth Annual Fordham
Founder’s Dinner
Celebrating the Close of Faith & Hope | The Campaign
for Financial Aid
We have decided to cancel the 2020 Fordham Founder’s Dinner on Monday, March 30. This was a big decision, but not a difficult one: you are valued members of our community, and given the rapid spread of coronavirus in New York, we chose to prioritize your health and well-being.
Our decision to cancel this year’s Founder’s Dinner is consistent with Governor Cuomo’s declaration of a state of emergency in New York on Saturday, 7 March, and the updated coronavirus guidelines issued by the CDC on Friday, 6 March.
We cannot thank you enough for your overwhelmingly generous support of our beloved University, our esteemed honorees, and the 48 Founder’s Scholars. Your generosity made Founder’s 2020 a record-breaking year with nearly $2.7 million raised for the Fordham Founder’s Undergraduate Scholarship Fund. Founder’s 2020 was also to serve as the official close of Faith & Hope | The Campaign for Financial Aid, which raised more than $175 million. These are your achievements — and we are in your debt.
We invite you to please save the date for the 2021 Founder’s Dinner: Monday, 22 March 2021, where we will honor Emanuel Chirico, GABELLI '79, PAR, and Joanne M. Chirico, PAR, and Joseph H. Moglia, FCRH '71.
For additional information, please contact Liz Manigan at 212-636-7442; manigan@fordham.edu.