Appreciation Event
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Your contributions impact students' learning experience
This annual event celebrates our donors and allows you to meet students. Our donors provide classroom resources, leadership opportunities, grants for creative collaboration, and funding for various student needs. You are helping to create a dynamic and enriching educational environment.
Our Student Scholarships are crucial in providing access to life-changing education and recognizing academic achievement. Your support enables deserving students to pursue their educational goals and unlock their full potential. Your donations to academic programs and student services directly support specific programs and student activity areas within our institution. Your generosity helps sustain and enhance the vital components of our educational community.
Save the Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 9 am
Join us so that we can thank you for your ongoing commitment to our student's success and for making a difference in their lives through your giving.
ECC Foundation Donor Appreciation Breakfast
Thank you to all of our donors and scholars who were able to join us at the Donor Appreciation Breakfast on Saturday, March 9, 2024. It was such a wonderful day to celebrate our donors and student scholars. Please enjoy a few of the moments that were captured from the event. Thank you again for all you do, and we look forward to seeing you next year!
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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 I'm 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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ECC president, Dr. Sam
At the annual scholarship appreciation breakfast, Dr. Sam, the ECC president, extends thanks to donors and their guests, while also congratulating the scholarship recipients.
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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.