A Legacy of Giving
By Mike McGinley ('08)

When John Moses graduated from King's in 1968, he was left with a sense of dedication and compassion. His work today is an example of the values he learned at King's.

The College's commitment to service is what helped John Moses enter the field of law and eventually become the CEO of ALSAC--the fundraising arm of the St. Jude's Children's Hospital. ALSAC. The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, is America 's third largest health care charity and has regional offices throughout the United States.

Moses says King's stressed commitment to community and ethical integrity and that spurred him on to law school and, today, to raise the funds to keep St. Jude's Children's Hospital thriving.

Moses, who has maintained a Wilkes-Barre law practice for 30 years, has also served as Speaker to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and to the Luzerne County Commissioners.

In 1989, he became chairman of the ALSAC Board of Directors and then chair of the St. Jude's Board of Governors. He stepped into his current position as CEO of ALSAC in 2005. His work requires him to oversee nearly 900 employees who raise funds to keep the hospital on the cutting edge of the newest treatments and scientific breakthroughs for the children it treats.

Moses says King's gave him opportunities he never would have otherwise received. “King's College was a tremendous asset to me,” he says. “If King's were not located in Wilkes-Barre where I could live and work part-time, I don't think I would have even earned a college degree.”