Bearcat Legacy Fund

For many years HHSAA has maintained a modest endowment fund with the Community Foundation of Henderson County. In the fall of 2024, two generous alumni from the classes of ’64 and ’65 challenged each class to donate $5,0000 to the endowment fund. Once that figure was reached, these alumni pledged to match each $5,000 donation. Members of both classes came through with their donations and, in December 2024,

$21,000 was deposited with the Community Foundation, bringing the endowment fund to over $100,000. Based on this display of school spirit, and with the encouragement of many alumni, HHSAA has renamed the endowment fund the Bearcat Legacy Fund, and has committed to increase the size of the Fund to $1 million within ten years – or less. By doing that, we will help ensure that scholarships will be awarded to deserving students for years to come, and that we can provide additional support to students, faculty and staff at HHS. As the Bearcat Legacy Fund grows beyond $1 million, we will have much more flexibility with the type and amount of scholarships that are awarded. Making a charitable donation to the HHSAA Bearcat Legacy Fund is not only an expression of your gratitude to HHS but also an affirmation of your support for future fellow alumni. Those donations commonly take the form of a planned gift – a bequest

through your will or estate plan. But donations can also include any significant gift that a living donor specifically directs to the Bearcat Legacy Fund. Please see the Bearcat Legacy Society page for more information about making a gift through your will or by any other form of deferred gift. If you would like to discuss making a significant gift now to the Bearcat Legacy Fund, rather than through your will, please write, email or call us.

Address: HHS Alumni Association, 1 Bearcat Blvd., Hendersonville, NC 28791

Email: info@hhsaa.com

Call: 828-393-7150