Some people call this part of the newsletter “boiler plate”   — the sentence or paragraph that usually comes at the end of a business or institutional press release and gives a general overview of that organization.In our case, some of the data in the Polynesian Cultural Center’s closing statement was recently updated, and the numbers are so significant while that we call your attention to the following:

• Over 32 million visitors have come to the PCC since we opened on October 12, 1963.
• The PCC has contributed nearly $150 million toward the education of BYU-Hawaii students.
• Nearly 15,000 BYU-Hawaii students have supplemented their educational expenses by working at the PCC.
• Over 750 BYU-Hawaii students currently work at the Center each semester, augmenting their formal education with practical experience.
• Over 500 of the BYU-Hawaii student workers are on the International Work Experience Scholarship program.