Press Releases

May 16, 2002
Silent Auction to Benefit Cooperative Education and Career Center is Now Underway

Contact:
Patricia Conway (PR@southampton.liu.edu)
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081

Preparations are now underway for the Eighth Annual Silent Auction to benefit the Cooperative Education & Career Center at Southampton College of Long Island University. Donations of products or services are now being sought.

The Cooperative Education & Career Center serves both students and community members by providing job listings, occupational information, directories, periodicals, and interactive computerized career exploration programs used in the work world.

Items or services donated to the auction will be listed in a brochure that is sent to 4,000 companies and individuals. Items are also listed on the College web page. Anyone interested in donating an item or service should call the Career Center at 287-8273 or 287-8177. The deadline for donations is June 15!

Bidding for donated items will take place through July 30th. Tickets to sports and entertainment events, dinners in local restaurants, gift certificates and various services were among last year's items.

Co-chairs of this years' auction are Judy Goodsell of Tortorella Pools and Pat Pescod Kollhopp of Prudential L. I Realty.

For more information about the auction call the Career Center at 287-8273 or 287-8177.