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JONATHAN AND BRIANNA (PARADIS, ’13) LOWERYYOU ARE MAKING AN ETERNAL IMPACTON LIVES AT GCA THROUGH YOUR GIVING ANDWE ARE SO GRATEFUL!Many of you are in the height of successful careers and havechosen a lifestyle of giving. But we also have donors at allincome levels and at both ends of the age spectrum. We arealways inspired by young people who choose to make giving apart of their lifestyle! Right now, we have several very youngalumni who are making regular and significant gifts to Georgia-CumberlandAcademy. We hope this focus on their love,commitment and faithfulness will inspire you, as it has us!JONATHAN AND BRIANNA (PARADIS, ’13) LOWERYBrianna (or Bree, as she went by at GCA) graduated fromGCA in 2013. A natural leader, Bree served as Student Associationpresident while at GCA, then went on to graduate fromSouthern Adventist University with a degree in accounting.Jonathan is a graduate of Fletcher Academy and graduatedfrom Southern Adventist University with a degree inlong-term care administration.As soon as she graduated from college and began earningan income, Brianna set in motion a pattern of monthlygiving. Bree says, “I wanted to financially support organizationswhose missions I believed in and who I knew personally.When Jonathan and I got married, we agreed to continuesupporting GCA together.”When asked what it was about her experience at GCA thatmotivates her giving, Bree responded, “It’s no secret that Iloved my time at GCA. I saw first-hand how much the facultyand staff cared, and how hard they worked to make GCA asafe place to learn and grow. Adventist education is expensiveto attend, but also to operate, and I want to be a small part ofGCA’s continued success.”Brianna finds giving to GCA rewarding because this schoolencouraged so much of her personal growth. She hopes thatthrough her gifts she can help others experience the greatfriendships and personal growth she had while here.YOUNG ALUMNIGENEROUSLYSUPPORT THEIRALMA MATERBY NANCY GERARDThank you, Jonathan and Brianna, for your generous andfaithful support of this ministry!AND THERE’S MORE…Another young alumni couple, who wish to remain anonymous,have established a pattern of generous giving. Theyshared their thoughts on why they give.“We both have such fond memories of our time at GCA.GCA helped shape and mold us into the people we are today.GCA has blessed us with so much and we hope that currentstudents may be blessed with some of the same experiences wehad. Everything we have is a gift from God, and all belongs toHim.“We enjoy reading about the students and their experiencesin the Cumberlite and are blessed to know that our contributionshelp make those things continue to happen. We hopethat through our giving, students are able to experience Godin real ways.“GCA’s mission statement is ‘To Know, To Love, To Serve’and we continue to live that out in our lives. It is our prayerthat students can know and love, and in return, serve God intheir own ways.”In appealing to their fellow alumni, they say, “If you gainedanything during your academy experience at GCA, whetherspiritually, academically or just by the friendships you made,find some way to give back. Support current students… sothey can be blessed by the life-changing experiences that GCAhas to offer.”NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN LIFE, YOU CANMAKE AN ETERNAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OFOUR STUDENTS AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEFUTURE OF GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND ACADEMY!4 CUMBERLITE WINTER 2020
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