<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/summer-1996/westmont-fund-advances.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>The Westmont Fund Advances</title><excerpt>After exceeding its first-year goal by 18 percent, The Westmont Fund has begun the 1996-97 year well. Before sending out direct-mail solicitations or calling prospective donors through the yearly phonathon, the college has already raised $177,392 for ongoing operating expenses. This sum exceeds the amount received during the same period last year.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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