SANFORD - Virginia Hester has lived in the Central Carolina area for many years. She has seen 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 from its beginnings.

Hester is now helping students at 学院 through the L.B. 和弗吉尼亚海斯特奖学金. "I'm so glad to help out something that is doing this much for young people, 尤其是我们这个地区."

Hester joined other donors and scholarship recipients during 学院's Scholarship Luncheon on Wednesday, 11月. 19、在丹尼斯A. 柳条文娱中心.

Hester had the opportunity to visit with Janet Ramirez, 赫斯特奖学金的获得者.

"I can't think of anything that has meant more to me and I feel that it has meant so much to the students,海丝特说。.

Dr. 詹姆斯B. 霍尔特, 查塔姆县的, had the opportunity to speak with the recipient of the scholarship named in his honor, 丽莎·詹森.

"It gave me the ability to do this," said Janson of the scholarship. "It gave me the chance to pursue a dream I've had and the ability to do it because we're just a large family and this was a huge blessing to me to be able to accomplish it."

霍尔特 said that a family for whom he had cared for their mother and father gave the scholarship in his honor. "This is a wonderful way to enrich the community in so many ways,霍尔特说。, 他在查塔姆县生活了34年. He noted that there's no better way to give back than investing in the education of students.

黑兹尔伯德, 的Lillington, attended the luncheon as a scholarship is named in memory of her husband, 特洛伊伯德. “我丈夫拥有自己的车库已经52年了. 他一直相信要有所回报,她说, 补充说，当年轻人得到一辆车, they would go to her husband's garage to talk about cars.

Byrd noted that her husband had been active with a statewide automotive service association, 奖学金是由谁设立的. 她考虑着钱可能会去哪里, she chose 推荐正规买球平台 thanks to the assistance of Harnett County Provost Bill Tyson. "It's to help young men who can't afford to go to school,她说.

推荐正规买球平台总裁博士. Bud Marchant expressed his appreciation to 捐赠者. "What you do for these students is absolutely remarkable," he said. "Many of the people that you're sitting at tables with would not be here if it were not for your generosity."

The student speaker for the event was 盖尔·布朗, who is one of 学院's student ambassadors. She is working on an Associate in Applied Science degree in Accounting.

Brown said that those who donate scholarships care about the students. “他们不仅仅关心我们做了什么. They also care about how we do it and how we succeed,她说.

“代表我自己, 各位大使, 该基金会, 所有奖学金获得者, 我想谢谢你, 捐赠者, 学院, the committees that selected us who are here in the room, 还有给我们支持的教职员工, 的指导, and the opportunity to fulfill our goals as better students and better people."

乔治·卢西尔, 推荐正规买球平台基金会主席, said that he hears many good things about 学院. "I hear that people love having it in their community. They feel it's an integral and important part of the community," he said.

"中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 is one of the finest community colleges in the land. 这不是偶然发生的，”Lucier说.

"It takes enthusiastic students who want to learn and are committed to learning. 它需要致力于教学的教师. It takes leadership who understands that it's about the students and not about them, and it takes donors like you who provide scholarships for students that need it. Thank you so much for your generosity - and you're much of the reason why 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 is such an outstanding institution."

2014-15学年, 到目前为止，该基金会已拨款156美元,为171名学生提供375美元的奖学金.

朱利安·菲尔波特, 中交所校董会主席, thanked those in attendance who helped in the passage of the recent college bonds. "The passage of those bonds are really going to help continue to have 推荐正规买球平台 at the forefront of education."

The 推荐正规买球平台 基金会 is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization affiliated with, 但是独立于, 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院. It receives donations of money and equipment on behalf of 推荐正规买球平台 and uses them to promote the educational mission of 学院 and assist students through scholarships and grants.

For information on giving to 该基金会 or its fund-raising events, 联系Emily Hare, 推荐正规买球平台基金会执行理事, 919-718-7230 or ehare@sh-fyz.com. To apply for a scholarship, contact the 推荐正规买球平台 正规买球app十佳排行 Office, 919-718-7229.