桑福德-博士. 芭芭拉·詹姆斯博士. Paul Howard are among the many 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 捐助者 who look forward to meeting with students at the annual 推荐正规买球平台 基金会 Scholarship Luncheon.

"We're looking forward to meeting our student, because that gives us a great deal of pleasure every year," Dr. 詹姆斯说.

Dr. 詹姆斯和博士. Howard joined other 捐助者 and scholarship recipients during the college's Scholarship Luncheon on Wednesday, 11月. 在丹尼斯A. 柳条文娱中心.

"We're really pleased with the 基金会 and what it does for the students and the community," Dr. 詹姆斯说.

推荐正规买球平台总裁博士. T.E. Marchant expressed his appreciation to the 捐助者. "中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 would not be the college that it is without you, the 捐助者. You make such a difference in these people's lives," Dr. Marchant说. “每天, your contributions are changing lives and making our area and this state and this nation better. 非常感谢."

The student speaker for the event was Jennifer Cooper, who is working toward an Associate of 艺术 degree before going to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Cooper 说 four of her five oldest children have attended 推荐正规买球平台 - with four more at home who plan to attend the college.

"When it came time for me to return to school ... I chose Central Carolina as well because I was aware of the incredible programs that are offered here,库珀说。, 谁是奥黛丽·L的获得者. 詹姆斯奖学金. "I was aware of the incredible programs and the model of success that 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 is, 不仅仅是对学生, 而是为了社区和地区."

Cooper, who plans to go into education and teach high school, expressed her gratitude to the 捐助者. "As a student and mother of students who have been able to graduate from here, I don't think that there's any way that I could possibly express my gratitude for that other than to just say thank you ... 衷心感谢您."

乔治·卢西尔, 推荐正规买球平台基金会, 说, "We're here today to honor you and those scholarship recipients and we're very grateful for what you do for 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院. ... 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 is an economic engine for our tri-county region. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making that happen."

到目前为止，该基金会已拨款195美元,814 in scholarships to 215 students for the 2015-16 school year.

"On behalf of the trustees of 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院, we say thank you to all you 捐助者 for everything you do and have done for 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院. It's greatly appreciated," 说 Julian Philpott, chairman of the 推荐正规买球平台 Board of Trustees.

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 the college and assist students through scholarships and grants.

和所有学校一样, 中央卡罗莱纳社区学院 depends on the generosity of our friends, 捐助者, and alumni to help us handle our growth and plan for the future,巴伯·霍姆斯说。, 推荐正规买球平台基金会主席. "These gifts support 推荐正规买球平台's goal for educational excellence through student scholarships, 教师专业发展, and the funding of state-of-the-art technologies.

"Our success has a lot to do with the leaders and citizens of our communities, 像你这样的, 谁站出来?, 了解我们的学生, and invariably decide to help many of them,福尔摩斯说。. “通过帮助今天的学生, you are making an impact not only on their lives, but on the community and region as a whole, 加强我们的本地社区.

"Thank you for investing in our students, our community, and our future."

For information on giving to the 基金会 or its fund-raising events, 联系Emily Hare, executive director 推荐正规买球平台基金会, 919-718-7230 or ehare@thebetterlife.net. 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.