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Read and celebrate the corporatioare providing generous support toLeBlanc, a champion for RPCCNorthshore nursing programreceives donationLouis “Boo” LeBlanc calls out the names of individuals thatwon a door prize at the River Parishes Community CollegeFoundation’s Annual Golf Scramble. Standing behindLeBlanc is fellow Foundation board member Louis Lambert.Louis “Boo” LeBlanc has spent a lifetime giving backto his community and his service on the River ParishesCommunity College Foundation Board of Directors fitsright with his philosophy of giving back.Boo LeBlanc takes pride in his work on the RPCCFoundation and actively participates in its fundraising. Hehas gone out into the community and asked individualsand businesses to support the Foundation’s first annualcampaign. He raised more than $20,000 within the firsttwo months of the campaign and continues to seek out newdonors. Contribution to the annual campaign will providescholarships for RPCC’s growing student population.“I think RPCC is one of the most progressive things thathas happened to this area in years,” said LeBlanc. “Everyorganization has stakeholders. The biggest stakeholdersin RPCC are the students, past, present, and future.Some in our area, who never would have even toucheda college before, are now beginning to see the fruits of acollege education.” §Simulated hospital floor at Northshore TechnicalCommunity College.The Salmen Family Foundation donated $1,000 in March2010 to the nursing program at Northshore TechnicalCommunity College, Sullivan Campus. This donationtotals $17,800 in donations since 2006 that have providedfunds for the establishment of a simulated hospital floorwith beds and a nursing station located within the nursingdepartment. This opportunity affords the students handson training in a medical environment and prepares them forthe clinical experience. In addition, funds have supportedthe travel of three national SkillsUSA competitors that havewon gold medals in Kansas City since 2006. The students,faculty, and administration value the contributions of theSalmen Family Foundation. §26 | Moves Magazine