Patriots Donate $100K To Cape Cod Community College

BARNSTABLE, MA — The New England Patriots donated $100,000 to Cape Cod Community College to go towards the school's new science and engineering center.

The donation came after the school applied for a grant last year from the Patriots Foundation to help pay for the Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center. Trish Kennedy, a member of the school's board of trustees, got in town with Patriots owner Robert Kraft to put the project on his radar. She uses to work as the COO of Zudy, a longtime Patriots' sponsor.

“Trish Kennedy made us aware of the many great STEM programs that Cape Cod Community College is currently supporting and their commitment to expanding those programs through a new science and engineering center," Kraft said in a statement. "We have a long history of supporting educational programs throughout New England and have always stressed the importance of STEM subjects. The programs Cape Cod Community College will offer in their community will provide opportunities that will have exponential impact on families for generations to come."

"The Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center will enable our college to become the hub for STEM education for Southeastern Massachusetts, and we are immensely grateful for the investment in our future students by Mr. Kraft and the New England Patriots Foundation,” added John Cox, president of Cape Cod Community College.

Construction is underway with the building's targeted opening in Spring 2023.