A warm welcome to the family members of our entering freshmen, the Class of 2005. I hope you and your student find the NC State experience challenging, rewarding and full of good surprises. To those of you who have made it through your student’s first year, congratulations! I know you’re looking forward to this fall semester.

Like most parents, you’ve probably been involved in many kinds of fund-raising activities during your student’s school years. Maybe your school sold fruit or cookies ... and who could forget wrapping paper! Now, as an NC State parent, you’ll again have a chance to help with fund raising, but this time it will be much easier than peddling chocolate bars door-to-door.

Each year the NC State Parents Fund helps fund a university-wide project that directly benefits current students. Past gifts have supported tutoring and career planning programs, the Virtual Advising Center and Hill of Beans, a coffeehouse for our library. This year, the Parents Fund will again be supporting the Office of Student Affairs. Student Affairs is integral to a student’s NC State experience. This vital office includes:

Career Planning and Placement; Academic Enrichment Center; Intramural activities; Leadership, Ethics and Service office; Health and safety education programs; and, Parents and Families Services.
These are but a few of the offerings to help every student excel at NC State and later in life. How can you participate? By making a gift! There are three easy ways to do that: The easiest of all is to call me at 800-258-1057 and charge your gift to your MasterCard or Visa. You may detach the pledge card above and return it with your gift. Or, you may want to speak with an NC State student who will call and ask you to make a gift or a pledge to the Parents Fund. However you choose to take part, your gift is appreciated!
I do hope you’ll join other NC State parents in supporting the Parents Fund. It’s a great way to make the NC State experience even better for all students. Thanks for your support, and best wishes to you and your NC State student!

Lenora Kraft
Associate Director
The NC State Annual Fund

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Questions about NC State? Answers are just a click, tap, or ring away. NC State's parents' web site features everything from a job internship network to VIP discount program information. Use the site to check on current tuition and fees, find out about events just for parents, or boost your student's spirits with an e-postcard.
The university also offers the Parents' HelpLine, a toll-free number operated by the Parents & Families Services program, to respond to your concerns. Call 877-568-5733 or email ncsuparents@ncsu.edu for personal assistance with your questions.*
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Please help us keep our records up to date!If you have received this newsletter in error or have an address correction to make, please call, email or write the Parents and Families Association. You may call toll free during business hours at 877-568-5733 or email us at ncsuparents@ncsu.edu. If you prefer "snail mail" , write to us at:

Parents and Constituent Services
Box 7314
Raleigh NC 27695-7314
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Campus Box 7503
Raleigh, NC 27695-7503
(919)515-3375/800-627-2586
Renee Wolcott, Editor
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