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Maritime Academy will host the <b>14<sup>th</sup> Annual Admiral’s Ball</b>
on November 14<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at the Ballroom of the Westin Waterfront
Hotel in Boston, MA. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Admiral’s Ball is one of several MMA efforts to
address <u>$9 million dollars in unmet financial need among MMA cadets every
year</u>. I<span style='font-size:10.0pt'>n the current economic crisis,
the financial resources of many students and their families have withered and
they face fewer and more expensive choices in the college loan market. The
Admiral’s Ball aims to raise funds for scholarships to make this
extraordinary education more accessible for these students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The first priority of the Admiral’s Ball is to fund
the Emery Rice and other Presidential Scholarships at the Academy. These are
MMA’s most rigorous scholarship programs with strong selection standards
and a highly competitive field of applicants. Scholarship winners are selected
to receive a scholarship equivalent to tuition, room, and board. At each
Admiral’s Ball we honor the remarkable accomplishments of these future
leaders.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Admiral’s Ball is the primary source of funding
for these programs, and the Academy raises funds for the program each year.
Proceeds from named sponsorships, the tickets from over 500 expected guests and
advertisements in the dinner journal fund these important scholarships.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#000044'>For further information about
the event, please contact Trudy Avery in the Advancement Office at (508)
830-5045, <a href="mailto:tavery@maritime.edu">tavery@maritime.edu</a> or find
the event link on MMA’s website, <a href="http://www.maritime.edu/">www.maritime.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kristine Esdale<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director of Development & Alumni Relations<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>*********************<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Massachusetts Maritime Academy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>101 Academy Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Buzzards Bay, MA 02532<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>508.830.5269<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.maritime.edu/">www.maritime.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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