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One of the goals of the Notre Dame Monogram Club is to provide ongoing support for the current Notre Dame student-athletes. The following is a listing of benefits currently provided to student-athletes:

During the 2008-09 academic year, the Monogram Club held its first two Letter Jacket Ceremonies to honor first-time Monogram winners. Over 200 student-athletes received their Monogram jackets at a special ceremony held in the Monogram Room. Student-athletes from winter and spring sports received their jackets at the inaugural ceremony held in October, while student-athletes from fall sports received theirs at a ceremony in March. The ceremony featured the presentation of jackets, a keynote address from Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick and a short video about the history and significance of becoming a member of the Monogram Club.

In 2009, the Monogram Club established the Postgraduate Scholarship Program as a means of continued support to its members. Under the program, one female and one male student-athlete who earned a Monogram at any point in their undergraduate career will be annually awarded a postgraduate scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, service, leadership and potential for success in postgraduate study. The Monogram Club is pleased to recognize Thomas Bemenderfer '09 (football) and Mallorie Croal '09 (volleyball) as the inaugural recipients of the Monogram Club's Postgraduate Scholarships.

During 2008-09, the Monogram Club sponsored several programs, projects and initiatives that supported the University's past and present student-athletes and brought Monogram Club members together for service and fellowship. The Monogram Club:

• purchased laptop computers for use by all of Notre Dame student-athletes while traveling and provided each student-athlete with an academic/athletic handbook and annual planner.
• provided close to $83,000 for post-season gifts and awards (championship rings, etc.) to various varsity teams.
• provided funding to help Notre Dame varsity sports travel abroad for competition and training, which included women's volleyball to Italy in May 2009 and women's golf to Ireland in August 2009.
• provided funding in support of the team-hosting program, in conjunction with local alumni clubs.
• financially supported student-athletes, through the Dave Bossy Scholarship Grant. Scholarships are awarded to students-athletes who volunteer to work in summer service programs, in conjunction with the Center for Social Concerns.
• donated $125,000 to the office of student welfare and development to support events and programs for current student-athletes.
• provided players with their annual varsity monogram awards, which includes a monogram jacket, ring, blazer/stadium blanket and watch