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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 30,
2019) — Heather Mitchell, executive
director of the Tallahassee Community
College Foundation, announced
two new gifts and an important
partnership at the January 28 meeting
of the Tallahassee Community College
District Board of Trustees.
Dr. John and Cecilia Keller generously
created the Dr. John and Cecilia
Keller Scholarship to provide financial
assistance for students enrolled at TCC.
The donation amounted to $25,000 and
will be awarded to a Florida resident
that is Non-Pell Grant eligible and has
a 3.2 or higher grade point average.
Mitchell announced that the TCC
Foundation will also award the Keller
scholarship recipient with a book
scholarship.
Rick Kearney of Mainline Information
Systems donated $25,000 to support
TCC’s Cleaver and Cork event. Cleaver
Tallahassee Community
College Foundation
Announced Two New Gifts
and Cork is the TCC Foundation’s
signature culinary experience
benefitting scholarships, educational
program opportunities and learning
facilities. Kearney has been an avid
supporter of the TCC Foundation for
several years—he has generously
funded several student scholarships and
two classroom renovation projects at
TCC.
TCC also announced its partnership
with HERC for TCC’s first annual
Holocaust Education Week. Holocaust
Education week will take place on
February 4 – 8, 2019. This year’s
theme is: Why remember? What is my
responsibility?
For additional information, contact
Heather Mitchell at mitchelh@tcc.fl.edu
or (850) 201-6067.
A Valentine cont.
same opportunity for education; even if
it entails some social work—we have to
have a heart. As a result, we collaborate
with multiple community programs who
have become great partners. Our teachers
are the frontline for the students: they
hear their needs, see their needs, and help
to have a deeper reach. A child that is
hungry, cold and emotionally distressed
cannot learn. It is a balancing act! We
all help our families participate in all
educational aspects. Support for children
is year-round as we provide summer
childcare from birth to age two, and
summer school for three and up. Today,
some of our team workers are some of
the children we educated. It has been
a labor of love.” They are encouraging
students to participate in extracurricular
activities and are helping to change
the perception many parents feel of
being unwelcomed at the schools due
to social, cultural or linguistic barriers.
Our educators, who see children from
all walks of life, and who work in Title I
schools deserve a Valentine as well!
The most formative years in a child’s
upbringing - begin in school. Title I
students start with less opportunities and
resources than peers. As is the case for
non-English speakers and/or migrant
farm worker students, with reading that
is impeded by lack of English, lack of
continuity of study, missing too many
days of school due to mobility and
economic demands that are the norm.
There is a lot of change in our 21st
Century; and education is vital to this
change. Considering all changes, we
must understand first that the human
aspects will still be the same. Education
requires a full compliment of support
in the home and community: food,
shelter, encouragement and love. This
Valentine’s Day let’s give thanks to our
Title I teachers for filling the gaps with
dedication and joy.
My mother and father gifted this to
me. And I am thankful for that. So
today Mom, if I had to bring a teacher
a Valentine, it would be to the teachers
working with our Title I Children: Zack
and Selena Richardson and Dr. Maria
Pouncey. A big thanks to them for
continuing the work that is so vital to
good learning and doing it with love.
Anyone needing assistance or referrals
may reach out to: Maria Pouncey at
Maria.Pouncey@paec.org or Selena
Richardson at 1charactercenter@gmail.
com.
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