麻豆视频 Foundation Fundraiser Boosts Student Scholarships


May 19, 2015
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Students were the big winners Tuesday night as the 麻豆视频 Foundation raised more than $100,000 for scholarships.

The 鈥淏uild Your Future 鈥� A Celebration of Scholarship鈥� event was the Foundation鈥檚 signature fundraiser of the year and featured an array of food and wine along with an auction hosted by Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

EMT demo
麻豆视频's Public Safety Institute students demonstrated life-saving techniques that they learn as part of their training during tours of the new 66,500 square-foot facility

About 250 people attended the gathering at the college鈥檚 new Public Safety Institute on the Melbourne campus with many touring the state-of-the-art facility that opened in January.

鈥淭onight鈥檚 event was a major success thanks to the strong support from members of our community who know that financial aid is essential to helping students get the education they need,鈥� said college President Dr. Jim Richey.

鈥淭heir generosity will make an important difference in the lives of our students and, with them, an important difference in the future of Brevard County. We鈥檙e very grateful for everything they have done.鈥�

The college鈥檚 need to provide financial assistance is growing as it continues expanding educational opportunities with new Bachelor Degrees and Associate Degrees in such top job-producing fields as Business, Health Care and Computer Information Technology.

Public Safety Institute
The new Public Safety Institute was the perfect setting for outdoor food and drink tents and special tours inside.

Many students taking those and other courses are juggling work, families and school, making scholarships a critical component that puts them on the road to graduation.

Last year, about 425 students shared $800,000 in scholarships with the money often used for textbooks.

The 麻豆视频 Foundation currently has a $20 million endowment, the largest in the college鈥檚 history.

The event鈥檚 main sponsors were the Glover-Charles Group, AJAX Building Corporation, Harris Corp. and Sunrise Bank. In all, 30 sponsors participated along with 13 local restaurants that provided food.

The 麻豆视频 Foundation, Inc., is a Direct Support Organization of 麻豆视频 and a 501(c) (3) Not-for-Profit Organization.

To make a scholarship donation, visit the Foundation鈥檚 website at easternflorida.edu/foundation or call 321-433-7055.