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Like a ripple in a pond, one financial gift can change the academic trajectory for Franklin & Marshall students and those that follow them. As the 2023-2024 fiscal year comes to a close, explore five recent stories that showcase the philanthropic spirit of Diplomats worldwide.

1. Attorney's Passion Paves Way for Students

An F&M grant enabled Karla Avelino 鈥�01 to return to her Central American birth country and discover a passion for immigration law. A founding partner of Roger and Avelino law firm, she鈥檚 now paving the way for current and future students to find their potential. 

Why She Gives

2. Diplomat Leadership Program: Latest Steinman Foundation Initiative to Benefit F&M Students

Over many decades, The Steinman Foundation, one of the most prominent grant-making charitable organizations in Lancaster County, has supported programs that provide opportunities for Franklin & Marshall students and benefit the broader community. Now, those opportunities have expanded with the Diplomat Leadership program. 

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3. Unleashing Dreams: Alethia Batchelder 鈥�24

Meet Alethia Batchelder, a recently graduated animal behavior studies major from Maine. Her F&M journey is possible thanks to the support of the Arthur W. and Stella M. Choney Endowed Scholarship Fund.

4. Robert Mullins '91: Grateful for F&M

How do you show appreciation for an institution that worked with you through a life threatening illness to get your degree in four years? If you鈥檙e Robert 鈥淩ob鈥� Mullins 鈥�91, you give back to that organization in every way you can. 鈥淔ranklin & Marshall College helped, and helped, and then helped some more,鈥� Mullins recalls. 

Why He Gives

5. A New Generation of F&M Philanthropists

Lara Gillingham '23 and Hope Petralia '24, previous chairs of the Student Giving Committee, have one message: Diplomats do not need to wait until they graduate to start giving back to their school.

The Student Giving Challenge

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