At the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and across the globe, the Christmas Season is a time resplendent with tradition.
Even before President Ulysses S. Grant established Christmas as one of the first American federal holidays in 1870, it had been a season that melded awe with wonder to create a holiday both joyous and holy.
The events of this glorious season are transformed into timeless moments. Christmas songs and hymns, familiar and comforting, recast our daily routines into something new, creating golden moments that endure. Paired with faith, important customs of the season highlight family traditions passed from generation to generation.
Central to our shared humanity, such events call upon us to share with loved ones the threads of tradition rooted in faith and reinforced with family as these celebrations link us to the tapestry of
the ages.
For us – at LECOM – we seek ever to keep the chain of family, community, tradition, and service alive. Christmas, the holiday season, the New Year to come and all that they embody must always be a timeless season where faith and family find each other.
As you join us – whether newly part of the LECOM family or as established alumni – let us honor and bless one another with traditions of belonging.
For those newly arriving, may your years with LECOM become a resplendent tapestry of knowledge, community, and constancy that through your exceptional medical education, will long endure.
In that same vein, we extend to those who have a history with our revered institution, the invitation to support those who will follow you. LECOM scholarships have conveyed the gift of the possible upon many deserving students.
The College welcomes our alumni to make an end-of-year contribution to the LECOM Student Scholarship Fund so that the joy of the possible
is magnified for others.
Wishing a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, blessings of the Season, and a Happy New Year to all of our LECOM family.