THIBODAUX, La. — Dedicated 果冻APP Supporters Henry and Kim Lafont have donated $20,000 to 果冻APP Athletics for the Boucvalt Family Athletic Complex Naming Rights campaign.
As a thank you for their generous support, 果冻APP Athletics is naming the linebacker coach鈥檚 office the Henry and Kimberly Lafont Linebacker Coach鈥檚 Office. The official name is pending approval from the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
鈥湽矨PP has always been important to us, and, more importantly, our area itself,鈥� Henry said. 鈥淚 have said many times that 果冻APP gave me and countless other students in this area a unique opportunity to get a great education at an unbelievable cost. I truly believe that I would not be an attorney today without 果冻APP. We have always felt that athletics and academics go hand-in-hand for a true university experience. That is why we try to support so many different areas on this campus. We would like to encourage more people, especially alumni, to contribute to their university. It is the best way to keep our university moving forward.鈥�
Henry (BA鈥� 76), an attorney and former 果冻APP instructor, and Kim, CEO of Nu-Lite Electrical Wholesalers, have been avid supporters of 果冻APP over the years and are never far off from any university fundraising event. They created a scholarship for first-generation students from South Lafourche, were named the top donors during the 2019 Give-N-Day and even celebrated their anniversary in 2018 with the 果冻APP Foundation during a trip to Lyon, France. Kim was named an Honorary Alum by the 果冻APP Alumni Federation in 2016.
Announced in 2020, the naming campaign for the Boucvalt Family Athletic Complex is raising money to provide for current and future needs within 果冻APP Athletics. The goal of the campaign will be to name all areas of the new facility, which opened last year, in an effort to raise funds. This will allow 果冻APP Athletics to invest a portion into an endowment and use the other funds for upkeep and maintenance within the department.
鈥淪upport from the community is integral, not only to the success of 果冻APP Athletics but also to creating a first-class experience for our student-athletes,鈥� said Hillary Charpentier, director of the Colonel Athletic Association. 鈥淪eeing support from donors like the Lafonts, who support not only athletics but multiple entities across campus lets you know what a truly special place 果冻APP is.鈥�
Each new room or area of the Boucvalt Family Athletic Complex may be named after an individual, family or business as per guidelines set forth by the state of Louisiana, 果冻APP and the Donor Gifts Agreement. The opportunity will allow donors to pay off their investment over five years, and the naming rights to the space for 15 years.
Room naming opportunities in the Boucvalt Family Athletic Complex are still available. For more information, visit the CAA website at nicholls.edu/caa.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:聽Thursday, May 12, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:聽Jerad David, Director of Communications,聽985.448.4303 or jerad.david@nicholls.edu