Shepherd University Foundation raises money for Scarborough Library

ISSUED: 31 August 2006
MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens
(Shepherd University Foundation raises money for Scarborough Library)

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Pictured from (l. to r.) are Lynn and Rod Frye, Mary and Ray Alvarez, and Cathy and Steve Morris.

Shepherdstown, WV--The fifth annual Scarborough Society Gala, held August 19 at the Clarion Hotel, Shepherdstown, netted $13,600 to support the activities of the Shepherd University Scarborough Library. Close to 250 invited guests attended the black-tie event.

The presenting sponsors for the event were BB&T Wealth Management, represented by Rod and Lynne Frye, and Jefferson Security Bank (JSB), represented by Steve and Kathy Morris.

"We are proud to have supported the gala for the past five years. The mission of Shepherd University, as supported by its great library, is rapidly expanding to meet the academic needs of the Eastern Panhandle's dynamic environment," said Rod Frye, senior vice president for BB&T's Eastern Wealth Management Group.

BB&T Corporation, headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a financial holding company with more than $100 billion in assets. Its bank subsidiaries operate more than 1,400 branch offices in 10 states and the District of Columbia and 9 branches in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

"We are happy to support Shepherd University in this very successful event that brings together Scarborough Library supporters," said Steve Morris, president and CEO of Jefferson Security Bank in Shepherdstown. "We look forward to the Society's continued success."

Jefferson Security Bank is a West Virginia state-chartered bank that was formed and opened for business May 19, 1869, making it the oldest bank in Jefferson County. The bank provides full service banking within its primary market area of Jefferson and Berkeley counties in West Virginia and in secondary markets of Washington County, Maryland, and Frederick County, Virginia. JSB will open a Sharpsburg, Maryland, office in September, making Washington County one of their primary markets.

Ray Alvarez, president of the Scarborough Society, lauded the event for its success in raising funds as well as its significance in increasing community awareness of the Society's existence and purpose.

The 170 member Scarborough Society, sponsored by the Shepherd University Foundation, was chartered in the spring of 2002 as a friends of the library organization to support and strengthen the Shepherd University library system. In addition to increasing the bound collections, funds raised by the Society assist in acquiring, maintaining, and updating the technology necessary to operate a 21st-century library and provide a scholarship for a student library intern.

Memberships in the organization are available in an annual basis and members' names are engraved on a Wall of Honor located in the new addition to the library. Members receive special library cards and privileges and are placed on invitation lists for library lectures, book signings, musical events, seminars, and receptions. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Scarborough Society is encouraged to call the Foundation at 304/876-5397 or 800/344-5231 ext. 5397.

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