 | Jack Pergolin (left), has been
the driving force behind the
Matching Fund Program. (Right)
Isaac Bennett, the 2009 Francis
Poore Caddie of the Year. |
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The Matching Fund Program was created in 2001 to further aid our caddie recipients attending institutions of higher learning. It continues to grow in the 2011-12 academic year. Thirty-two schools have agreed to match up to a specific amount of a Platt Caddie Scholarship to assist students in meeting their financial need. Chestnut Hill College is the most recent school to join the Matching Fund Program. As a result of the Program, 25 caddie-scholars were awarded an additional $35,000 from their academic institutions in the 2010-11 academic year. The following schools are grouped according to the amount they have agreed to match. Matching Fund Agreements
| Marist College | $4,000 |
| St. Joseph’s University | $3,500 |
| *Mercyhurst College | $3,000 |
| Gwynedd-Mercy College | $2,000 |
| Rider University | $2,000 |
| Delaware Valley College | $1,500 |
| Gannon University | $1,500 |
| Marywood University | $1,500 |
| Alvernia College | $1,000 |
| Arcadia University | $1,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $1,000 |
| Cedar Crest College | $1,000 |
| Chestnut Hill College | $1,000 |
| Coker College | $1,000 |
| Drexel University | $1,000 |
| Keystone College | $1,000 |
| Pennsylvania State - Altoona | $1,000 |
| Philadelphia University | $1,000 |
| Seton Hill College | $1,000 |
| St. Vincent’s College | $1,000 |
| **Temple University | $1,000 |
| University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | $1,000 |
| University of Scranton | $1,000 |
| Washington College | $1,000 |
| Widener University | $1,000 |
| Wilkes University | $1,000 |
| Manhattan College | $750 |
| Villanova University Law School | $750 |
| Allegheny College | $500 |
| College Misericordia | $500 |
| Glenville State College | $500 |
| Valley Forge Military Academy and College | $500 |
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| *Mercyhurst College will match $1,000 per semester. (tri-mesters) |
| **Temple University will match funds from the John MacDonald Match Grant in honor of their retired golf coach of 30 years. |
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