Appreciation Event
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Your contributions impact students' learning experience
Through their generosity, our donors provide classroom resources, leadership opportunities, grants for creative collaboration, and funding for various student needs. Our donors are helping to create a dynamic and enriching educational environment. Donor support of Student Scholarships is crucial to providing access to life-changing education and recognizing academic achievement. Student Scholarships enable deserving students to pursue their educational goals and unlock their full potential. Donations to academic programs and student services directly support specific programs and student activity areas within our institution. Our donors’ generosity helps sustain and enhance the vital components of our educational community.
ECC Foundation Donor Appreciation Breakfast
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 9 am - Building E/Dining Room
Join us for the annual Donor Appreciation Breakfast, celebrating our donors and the student scholars they've supported.
Please RSVP by February 18th.
Thank you to those who attended the March 2024 event and for your continued support.
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Ari Havis
ECC Foundation Executive Director Susan Taylor-Demming encourages ECC student at Scholarship event. Havis aspires to become a college English Professor, aiming to utilize her passion for writing to nurture student growth and learning. She cherishes hard work and perseverance, qualities that have propelled her to her current position.
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Brandie McGee
Scholarship recipient Brandie McGee shares her future plans: "Continuing my business management degree will enhance my skills and align with my values of listening, teamwork, learning, community service, empowerment, and commitment to goals."
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Donors and Guests
Donors enjoyed a breakfast before attending a student-led program, where they heard firsthand stories of success from the students.
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Donors watching program
ECC Trustee Claire Ollayos joined the event to listen to the unique stories of each scholarship recipient and to fortify the ECC Foundation, whose funding empowers students to reach their educational goals.
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ECC faculty Alison Douglas and Danielle Bowman
ECC Scholarship recipient Danielle Bowman addresses guests at the event, sharing her journey. "Despite facing significant obstacles that delayed my college start, I refuse to stay stagnant. I've conquered much and am grateful for each day's opportunity. I'm prepared to strive, take chances, and flourish!"
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ECC Foundation Team
The ECC Foundation staff tirelessly assist students through fundraising and connecting donors with scholarship recipients. Their unwavering dedication sustains ongoing support for students each day.
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Foundation and Trustee Leadership
Before the program commences, ECC Trustee Emeritus John Duffy (left), Donna Redmer, Robin Seigle, and Rick Green pose for a photo.
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Megan Coumbe
Your generosity enhances vital aspects of our educational community, making a lasting impression on individuals such as Megan Coumbe, who, as a Computer & Information Sciences student, shared her experiences at the event.
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Princess Sombi Lansana
ECC student Princess receives a scholarship from the ECC Foundation, which opens doors to transformative education and honors her academic accomplishments. In her scholarship application, she quoted Winston Churchill: "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." And while she never defined her obstacles as 'failures,' she marked her success by my repeated perseverance through adversity.
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Ryan Lee Sr.
Your generosity nurtures and enhances crucial elements of our educational community, profoundly affecting individuals like Ryan Lee Sr., who attended the breakfast to convey appreciation. He is determined to earn his Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts and Hospitality.
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Scholarship winners
Your support enables deserving students to pursue their educational goals and unlock their full potential after graduation.