Rocky Mount Rotary Club Presents $35,000 to ECC
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented $35,000 to 麻豆视频在线观看 to support student scholarships. Shown from left are RM Rotary and ECC representatives Lynwood Roberson, Samanthia Phillips, Lyn Brown, ECC student Je鈥橝sia Belcher, Mark Frohman, Dr. Greg McLeod, and Daryle Coppedge.
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The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented 麻豆视频在线观看 with $35,000 to support student scholarships.
During a Rotary event in October, Rotary leaders awarded $105,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending 麻豆视频在线观看, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan University.
The funds were raised through Tackle the Tar, an annual 5K obstacle course race that generates funds to support local college students. The event is sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club.
Dr. Greg McLeod, ECC president; Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the ECC Foundation; Samanthia Phillips, vice president of student services, and ECC student Je鈥橝sia Belcher attended the Rotary presentation.
鈥淵ear after year, Rotary members prioritize local higher education. While their gift enables students who might otherwise not be able to attend college, their support also is an investment in the future of our community. We are grateful for their commitment to higher education,鈥 notes Dr. McLeod, who has participated in every Tackle the Tar race since he became president of ECC in 2018.
Over the past seven years, the Rocky Mount Rotary Club has donated more than half a million dollars in scholarships to the three schools.
Next year鈥檚 Tackle the Tar is set for May 18, 2024. To learn more, go to .