There is still time to purchase your Canisius “Choose Love” T-shirt to help benefit the Lt. Aaron Salter Memorial Scholarship Fund. T-shirts can be purchased online HERE for $18.
The Canisius Athletic Department will donate all net proceeds from the T-shirt sales directly to the Lt. Aaron Salter Memorial Scholarship Fund, which has been established to be awarded to a graduating high school senior from a Buffalo Public or charter school “whose work ethic and civic passion echo Salter’s and is mechanically inclined and interested in improving upon existing technology in such a way that will make life easier for future generations.”
Aaron Salter Jr. was the security guard working at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo on May 14, when a gunman entered the store and killed 10 people. Salter fired multiple times at the shooter before being shot and killed himself.
In May, Canisius College honored his life and memory during undergraduate commencement ceremonies, when it posthumously conferred a bachelor of arts degree upon Salter. Salter’s son, Aaron Salter III, accepted the Canisius diploma from the College. His father needed only three credit hours – or one class – to complete his degree.
If you have already purchased a “Choose Love” T-shirt, the athletic department thanks you for your support. If you chose to pick up your purchase on campus, you will be receiving an email with pick-up times and locations.
Submitted by: Matt Reitnour, Associate Athletic Director for Communications, Athletics
