Charitable Trust is to provide a variety of services to the needy and otherwise underserved community members throughout the five-county area of Philadelphia. This mission is achieved through a variety of fundraising events and activities. The Samuel Staten, Sr. Charitable Trust illustrates the power of organized labor to make a difference in our community. Charitable Trust was known as The Labore
rs' District Council Charity Fund until 2011. The name of the charity was changed to honor Samuel Staten, Sr., the man who founded the LDC Charity Fund through a purely unselfish act of charity during his time as Business Manager of Laborers' Local 332 and Secretary-Treasurer of the Laborers' District Council of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area and Vicinity. The board is dedicated to continuing Mr. Staten, Sr.'s legacy of charitable giving. We will continue to spread his message and prove that organized labor truly makes a difference in the community! To find out more about the Samuel Staten, Sr. Charitable Trust, visit www.StatenCharitableTrust.org. Registration is now open for the 23rd Annual Charity Golf Classic. To become a sponsor, golfer or participate in any way, visit http://statencharitabletrust.org/2022golf.php to register online or download a brochure. The Qaid Staten Memorial Scholarship Fund is specifically designated to assist qualified students in their educational endeavors by providing educational scholarships to students in need. The Qaid Staten Memorial Charity Fund was established after a Perry N. Blackman (long time union auditor and coordinator of the annual fundraising golf events) and his family generously made a $10,000 donation in memory of Qaid Staten, who was murdered just months before he was to attend Howard University, to an educational institution of Qaid’s father, Samuel Staten, Sr.’s choice. Staten chose to instead use the generous contribution to establish the Qaid Staten Memorial Charity Fund, a charity fund within the Samuel Staten, Sr. Charitable Trust (formerly the Laborers’ District Council Charity Fund), with the mission of enabling disadvantaged, deserving students to seek higher education and perpetuate Qaid’s legacy. The Qaid Staten Memorial Scholarship Fund’s mission is to work to help defray the costs of tuition, books and housing of the sons and daughters of the members of the Laborers’ District Council who would not be able to attend these institutions without some form of monetary assistance. Qualified students can apply for a scholarship from the Qaid Staten Memorial Scholarship Fund by filling out the online application.
