- The July 21 event will feature special guests, recognition of the 2020 Palamountain Scholarship recipient, a live auction and dinner specials from partnering local restaurants.
- From organizing a nonprofit to help her home country of Mozambique to pursuing her dream job in the competitive finance industry, Abdula’s Skidmore career was marked by leadership, initiative and service.
- Over 500 supporters gathered at the Saratoga Polo Fields to raise a record-breaking $320,000 to benefit the Palamountain Scholarship Fund.
- Skidmore College will honor well-known Saratoga couple Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson with the awarding of the college's Lucy Skidmore Scribner Medal. Named for the college's founder, the medal recognizes a selfless dedication to others, a capacity to imagine creative solutions to social problems, and a deep commitment to community.
- Annual benefit, now in its 33rd year, to offer gourmet food, silent and live auctions, a polo match, and more all to raise funds for the Palamountain Scholarship Fund.
- The signature artwork for this year's Palamountain Scholarship Benefit is the handiwork of Tom Myott, a painter known for his landscapes, portraits, and equine scenes. His action-packed painting of a Saratoga polo match--created specifically for Polo by Twilight--graces the cover of the event's invitation and program book. The original painting will be offered as part of the evening's fundraising auction.
- Skidmore College will honor well-known Saratoga couple Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson with the awarding of the college's Lucy Skidmore Scribner Medal. Named for the college's founder, the medal recognizes a selfless dedication to others, a capacity to imagine creative solutions to social problems, and a deep commitment to community.
- Skidmore will hold its annual scholarship benefit, Polo by Twilight, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the Saratoga Polo Field.