Art for Scholarship
Don Tocco will give his 16th annual speech at Hillsdale College on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Searle Center, where he will kick off his “Art for Scholarship” innovation. He anticipates distributing up to 50 paintings as a gift this year for Art for Scholarship, with the four investment classifications of Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver. Those who donate will have up to five years to fund their scholarship commitment, yet will receive the artwork upon the first payment installment.
“We are reaching out to alumni and students of Hillsdale College, and I believe there’s no better place to give back than the place from which you have received the most,” Tocco said. “That’s why they say, ‘charity begins at home.’” "The alumni should want to give back. The obvious reason is to help those students following them, and provide the same opportunity they received when securing scholarship monies."
Don has also sculpted the top Ford Motor Company automotive leaders of the last 70 years, which in July, 2017 were placed in the Automotive Hall of Fame. These include: Ed Lundy, CFO of Ford 1947 – 1985; Don Petersen, Ford Chairman 1987 – 1991, Red Poling, Ford Chairman 1991 – 1995, and most recently, former Ford CEO Alan Mulally, 2006-2014, who successfully stewarded Ford through the recession and restored the company to profitability.
Partial proceeds will go to future student scholarships and the remainder to Hillsdale College clubs. Don emphasizes the necessity for scholarships to open up opportunities for other students. “The bottom line is they are helping young people to get the opportunity they had.”
During this year's program "Art of the Journey", Don will also include his normal theme of encouraging students to seek what the Greeks call "Arete" - to strive to be the best possible self -- compared to no one else.
“We are reaching out to alumni and students of Hillsdale College, and I believe there’s no better place to give back than the place from which you have received the most,” Tocco said. “That’s why they say, ‘charity begins at home.’” "The alumni should want to give back. The obvious reason is to help those students following them, and provide the same opportunity they received when securing scholarship monies."
Don has also sculpted the top Ford Motor Company automotive leaders of the last 70 years, which in July, 2017 were placed in the Automotive Hall of Fame. These include: Ed Lundy, CFO of Ford 1947 – 1985; Don Petersen, Ford Chairman 1987 – 1991, Red Poling, Ford Chairman 1991 – 1995, and most recently, former Ford CEO Alan Mulally, 2006-2014, who successfully stewarded Ford through the recession and restored the company to profitability.
Partial proceeds will go to future student scholarships and the remainder to Hillsdale College clubs. Don emphasizes the necessity for scholarships to open up opportunities for other students. “The bottom line is they are helping young people to get the opportunity they had.”
During this year's program "Art of the Journey", Don will also include his normal theme of encouraging students to seek what the Greeks call "Arete" - to strive to be the best possible self -- compared to no one else.