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Holiday Spirit Abounds At HU’s December Foundation Breakfast

HUNTINGTON, Ind. — The Huntington University Foundation is decking the halls with Christmas music for its monthly breakfast series event on Dec. 11.
Eleven singers from the HU music department will be performing heartfelt renditions of the holiday classics such as “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Sisters,” “Carol of the Bells” and “O Holy Night.”

The producers for this year’s event are junior Ja’Shon Burks of Indianapolis and sophomore Preston Shafer of Huntington, Ind.
Come and enjoy this festive occasion and sit back and listen to the sweet sounds of Huntington’s own “Foundation Christmas Singers.”

The Foundation Breakfast is open to the public. It will begin at 7:45 a.m. in the Habecker Dining Commons at Huntington University and conclude by 9 a.m. The cost of the breakfast is $7. First-time attendees eat free courtesy of Bailey-Love Mortuary.

RSVPs are requested for the breakfast but are not required. For more information or to RSVP, contact Barb Baker at 260-359-4069 or bbaker@huntington.edu.
The breakfast is held on the second Wednesday of every month during the school year. For more information about the Foundation, visit www.huntington.edu/foundation <http://www.huntington.edu/foundation&gt; .

Since 1938, the Huntington University Foundation has assisted Huntington County residents who attend Huntington University through the annual Huntington County Grant and endowed scholarships. The Foundation also supports community arts events. The Foundation is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and for this special occasion, is raising $75,000 to support student scholarships and grants.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America’s Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the institution to its “Best in the Midwest” list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).