Philadelphia, PA – May 4, 2010 – Michael Lefkowitz, founder and managing partner of the Benjamin Ross Group, a business broker / merger and acquisition firm, and also chairman of the scholarship committee of Golden Slipper Club and Charities, is pleased to announce the awarding of $136,000 in scholarships to deserving students in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Since the early 1940’s “Slipper Scholars” has awarded scholarships to outstanding students, many of whom themselves have become leaders in the Philadelphia regional community in which they live and work. Students are awarded based on financial need, community service, character and overcoming adversity.
About the Benjamin Ross Group: With offices in Princeton, NJ, Southampton, PA, and Radnor, PA, the Benjamin Ross Group is the most experienced, professional and exclusive business sales, mergers and acquisitions/ business broker firm in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The company represents well-managed businesses, regardless of their size. It provides a full range of services relating to buying, selling or merging businesses; business financing and valuation; and exit planning. For more information, go to: www.BenjaminRossGroup.com
About The Golden Slipper Club and Charities: with its roots stretching back to 1922 to a group who gathered regularly to socialize and play cards, then divided their winnings and distributed them to families in need, the organization continues to engage in charitable activities and promote a spirit of fraternalism and good fellowship. Through a variety of philanthropic endeavors, the club’s nearly 1,000 members take a “hands-on” approach by giving financially, through their expertise, their time, and their teamwork to raise money to fund a children’s camp, a college scholarship fund, a center for senior citizens, and many other initiatives. For more information, go to: www.GoldenSlipperClub.org
