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how your investment will change a life.” “Our College is so important to this community and what you do to support us is so important to that which we do,” she said. “Your generosity assures that every student who wants to go to college will have an opportunity to learn. You allow us to help those students who need a second chance, those who need someone to believe in them, those who need to be taught how to dream, and those who have a dream to achieve it. Our work culminates on this same coliseum floor, when we celebrate graduation.” Cespedes said that he and other board members were making it a priority this year to personally visit with area businesses to encourage them to establish scholarships or to support existing scholarships. He announced five new and expanded scholarships this year: the Cullman Savings Bank Scholarship, the FMIMedical Scholarship for a Machine Tool Technology student, the Fred and Holly Cespedes Scholarship, the Richard Bunis Memorial Scholarship, and additional funding for the Oden Leadership Scholarship. Following the event, Cespedes received an additional $6,000 in Future Foundation pledges.
The highest selling item at the auction was a set of four Alabama vs. Auburn football tickets with admission to the Scholarship Club Room, which went for $4,300. Roy Drinkard continued his tradition of winning Gracie Grissom’s pound cake, this time for $3,000. Other auction items included a signed Alabama National Championship game ball, college football tickets, precious jewelry, outdoor furniture and home furnishings, a Green Egg, stainless steel hot oil cooker, first class airline tickets, travel packages, art work, cinema passes, gift cards, baked goods, hunting equipment, a wide array of electronics and techno-gadgets including a laptop, Kindle and iPod, and the like. John Meeks, the new Wallace State head men’s basketball coach, made his debut as auctioneer and was a hit with the crowd. The Wallace State Cheerleaders, Singers and Jazz Band, served as wait staff. Those who wish to make an initial or additional contribution to the Wallace State Future Foundation have a number of options. Foundation staff will work with donors on estate planning, setting up scholarships, naming a facility, sponsoring a seat in the Burrow Center Recital
Hall, or purchasing an engraved brick at the entrance of the Burrow Center. Donations of any size to existing scholarships are always accepted.
Alumni Activities Little Black Dress Celebrity Bash Funded Scholarships for Women Students at Wallace State Women only were invited to the Wallace State Community College Alumni Association’s first “Little Black Dress Celebrity Bash” on Saturday, February 26 at Terri Pines Country Club. The event was a sellout, raising more than $15,500. Proceeds from the event will fund scholarships for women attending Wallace State. “We are encouraging women to put on their favorite black dress (or pants), bring their best gal friends, and join us for a fun