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Bear2Bear Benefit & Bash

Get ready to make our 2nd annual Bear2Bear Benefit & Bash a success!

On Friday, April 3, 2020, Ursinus College will hold its 2nd annual Bear2Bear Benefit & Bash, a special fundraising event in support of our Bear2Bear Student Emergency Fund. This gala-style event will be held at RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve in Phoenixville, Pa., and will bring nearly 300 guests from the Ursinus community together for an evening you won’t want to miss!

Tickets will go on sale in February.

If you are interested in donating an auction item or sponsoring our event, please contact Jamie Karinch at jkarinch@ursinus.edu or 610-409-3144.

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Our Honoree - Dr. Joseph DeSimone ’86

We are excited to honor Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D. ’86 with this year’s Bear2Bear Impact Award for Leadership and Service. DeSimone is Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Carbon, a leading digital 3D manufacturing company. He is globally recognized for his achievements in developing and commercializing advanced technologies in several cutting-edge fields such as 3D printing, precision medicine, nanoparticle fabrication and green chemistry. DeSimone is one of the very few people who are members of all three U.S. National Academies: the National Academy of Engineering (2005), the National Academy of Medicine (2014) and the National Academy of Sciences (2012). In 2016, he received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during a ceremony at the White House. DeSimone has served the Ursinus community in many capacities, including as a member of the Board of Trustees for 15 years.

Read more about our honoree here. 

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What is the Bear2Bear Student Emergency Fund?

The Bear2Bear Student Emergency Fund provides special grants of up to $5,000 to students who are facing temporary financial hardship as a result of an emergency or crisis situation.

The Fund was generously initiated by our 2019 honoree, Will Abele ’61, a valued alumnus and member of the Ursinus Board of Trustees, in the 2017-2018 academic year and the first grants were awarded in the Spring 2018 semester. The fund is supported through generous donations from members of the Ursinus community including all proceeds raised through the Bear2Bear Benefit & Bash event.

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The inaugural Bear2Bear Benefit & Bash

Last year, more than 250 guests—including alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and other community members—were in attendance as together we celebrated the many contributions of Joan and Will ’61 Abele, who received the Bear2Bear Impact Award for Leadership and Service. There were more than 130 silent and live auction packages available for bidding and by the end of the evening we raised approximately $200,000 from the auction, sponsorships and event donations which supported the Bear2Bear Student Emergency Fund. We are thankful to everyone who supported this event!

2019 Event Photo Gallery