Bit o' Scot News - Edinboro University

Bradford resident Dr. Frederick J. Young has established a
$12,000 endowment to support the Concert Band of Northwest
Pennsylvania at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Young, a retired engineer and former faculty member at
Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh,
established the endowment to support the needs of the band,
which recently celebrated its 25 th anniversary.
Young, a tuba player, his wife Beverly, and a son, Jeff, have
performed with the band since 1995.
The Concert Band of Northwest Pennsylvania recently played its
400 th concert. The band performs in auditoriums, parks and
nursing homes in northwestern Pennsylvania, southwestern
New York and northeastern Ohio. During the summer, the band
performs on the Edinboro campus; at Diamond Park in
Meadville; and at Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y.
Last fall, the band added the Hirt Auditorium at the Blasco
Memorial Library in Erie to its concert venues.
Instrumentalists in the band include teenagers, senior citizens,
Edinboro faculty members and professional musicians. John Z.
Fleming, founder and conductor of the band, is retired faculty
emeritus at Edinboro. All musicians and the conductor volunteer
their time to the band. �
winners of the dance a thon –
members of Alpha Gamma Delta
EDINBORO STUDENTS DANCE FOR A CURE
Edinboro University community donated their time and money to raise
over $2,500 for the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation.
The Student Philanthropy Council recently hosted a dance marathon
fundraiser for the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. They are
extremely grateful for the generous support received from the Edinboro
and surrounding communities. The
event was one of the first student
sponsored events held in the newly
renovated Frank G. Pogue Student
Center and featured a spirited live
concert from Matty B. and the Dirty Pickles. Proceeds raised will provide
support for the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. Kanzius, of
Erie, has invented a procedure that uses radio frequencies from outside
the body to heat up nanoparticles and other molecules inside the body to
kill targeted cancer cells. His work has been called the most exciting new
therapy for cancer in over 20 years of cancer research and is receiving
world-wide attention. The Student Philanthropy Council was established
Dr. Frederick Young and his wife,
Beverly, seated, recently established an
endowment at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania to support the Concert
Band of Northwest Pennsylvania. Joining
them at the signing are, from left, Jeff
Young, Dr. Gary Grant, Chairman of the
Edinboro Music Department; Julie
Chacona, Director of Major Gifts at
Edinboro; Edinboro President Dr.
Jeremy D. Brown; and John Z. Fleming,
founder and conductor of the Concert
Band.
Emma Lovell, Laura Carroll,
and Lauryn Sharp
to provide student leadership opportunities, raise awareness, and create a greater appreciation for the
philanthropy throughout the University community to enhance the future of Edinboro University. �
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