EDUCATIONAL TRUST Trust Board Meeting The Trust Fall Board Meeting was held on November 9, at the offices of Underpinning and Foundation Skanska in Queens, N.Y. The financial report revealed that the Trust’s total assets are up by five percent from 2017, thanks to both generous contributions and the performance of the Trust’s investments during 2018. CA Golf Outing The DFI Educational Trust Annual California Golf Outing was held on October 22 at Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, Calif. More than 80 golfers hit the links to raise approximately $30,000 to fund scholarships for students studying toward careers in deep foundations, architecture, engineering and construction. Annual Gala Dinner The 13 Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 8, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, N.Y. The gala was attended by more than 100 guests and netted over $25,000. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, established in 2016. The four recipients from Manhattan College were Daniel Forero, Lauren McManus, Harpreet Singh and Tyler Sivulich. th 2019 Trust Events Thank you to the sponsors of the Gala: Platinum • Lally Pipe & Tube • Trinity Products, Inc. Gold • Pipe & Piling Supplies Ltd. • Urkkada Technology Ltd. Silver • Arup • Cove Property Group • GEI Consultants Inc. • Center Rock Inc. • Skyline Steel Bronze • Mincon, Inc. Pennsylvania Golf Outing July 15, 2019 DFI Educational Trust Chartiers Country Club Pittsburgh, Pa. Educational Trust/ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey Annual Golf Outing August 8, 2019 Royce Brook Golf Club Hillsborough, N.J. DFI Educational Trust California Golf Outing October 21, 2019 Castlewood Country Club Pleasanton, Calif. DFI Educational Trust 14 Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner November 2019 th New York/New Jersey area DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JAN/FEB 2019 • 55 Recent Donations Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund Berkel and Company Contractors, Inc. Fred H. Kulhawy Memorial Scholarship Fund Beverly Withiam Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Legacy Fund Rudolph Frizzi Rudolph Frizzi Sustaining Members Fund (General Fund) Helical Drilling, Inc. Duro Terra, LLC Giving Tuesday For the fourth year, the DFI Educational Trust participated in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. This year, $9,000 was raised to support DFI scholarship programs that help engineering students achieve their educa- tional dreams. Dan Dragone, Chair [email protected] Lauren McManus, Daniel Forero, Gala Chair Zac Curonovic, Harpreet Singh and Tyler Sivulich
