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GET READY FOR ALUMNI APRIL
We are thrilled to announce that our energized Alumni Association board has dedicated the month of April to a noble cause: raising awareness and resources. Our mission is to encourage fellow alumni like you to actively engage with our beloved institution. Here’s how your involvement can make a significant impact:
Fueling Growth: Your membership directly contributes to our growth. With your support, we can expand events, establish enduring traditions, and create valuable mentoring and networking opportunities
Connecting with the Community: Share your insights and experiences from your time on campus, reminisce about the Lakeside days, or recall the sound of the Zell Bell ringing. Connect with current students and faculty to foster a sense of continuity and shared pride.
Connecting You Back to Coastal Georgia
Mariner Pride: Your unwavering Mariner Pride has been instrumental in transforming Brunswick Junior College into the esteemed College of Coastal Georgia. Your legacy lives on through the generations of students who follow in your footsteps.
How You Can Make a Difference
Give: Whether it’s through knowledge, time, or financial resources, your contribution matters. Every donation, no matter the size, sustains cherished programs at Coastal, ensuring they thrive for every student, every time
Recurring Donations: Consider setting up recurring donations. These consistent contributions play a vital role in supporting our educational initiatives.
Hail the Sails and Go, Mariners! Let’s continue to shape the future of our alma mater together.
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“Saving Lives, Memories, and Legacies”By Tiffany King
ALUMNI PROFILE: CAMERON FOSTER ‘21
College of Coastal Georgia alum Cameron Foster ’21 always wanted to help and protect people. This was his main goal in earning his bachelor’s in criminal justice with a concentration in homeland security. The plan was to join law enforcement and become some type of agent. However, when that career path did not pan out, Foster refocused on what was his main goal helping and protecting people and he found that through firefighting. Now, he is living out his dream of protecting and saving lives every day.
“I really wanted to be some type of agent, whether it was GBI or FBI. I even tried the Secret Service, but I failed one of their tests. I realized that my goal was to help people and that I can do it differently,” Foster said. “I always thought that I needed to protect people as some type of law enforcement, but I realized I could help people every single day whether it is doing CPR, patching a cut, or teaching a kid how to stop, drop, and roll. I discovered firefighting and it’s awesome. It’s so hands-on and it’s so different than what I thought I would be doing. It’s so much better than what I thought it would be.”
Through his pursuit of trying to become a law enforcement agent, Foster realized that he did not want to be in a position where he would potentially have to hurt or kill someone. He just wanted to help people, and as a firefighter, he gets to do exactly that.
“When someone’s house catches fire, we don’t charge to put it out. Some EMS services will take you to the hospital
and then charge you. We don resuscitate you, and you will never receive a bill. We are solely here to help you,
Foster also shared how another team of firefighters helped save a family bible that was passed down through generations, and the portrait of a loved one who passed. It was the only thing left of that person after the family’s home caught fire. Firefighting isn’t just a job for Foster— it’s a calling.
Foster hopes that within the next few years, he will be able to move up the ranks within the fire department. He will start to apply for promotion this summer after he reaches his two-year mark. The next position is senior firefighter, then engineer, then lieutenant, where he would lead his own crew. Now, alongside firefighting, he helps with the recruitment academy in training the next group of dedicated firefighters for the county.
Not only is Foster a firefighter, he is also a Georgia SPARTAN. The Georgia SPARTAN Firefighter Course is hosted by the Douglas Fire Department. It is a one day, 24hour class for new firefighters to expand their basic skills while they push themselves mentally and physically. The class stresses physical and mental preparedness, firefighter survival, interior search and rescue, and includes live fire during the class. Each graduating SPARTAN receives a SPARTAN number and is eligible to come back and help teach within the program. Foster completed the course in February. He is now Georgia SPARTAN No. 119. Foster plans to help instruct the next Georgia SPARTAN class in November and wants to become a Georgia SPARTAN instructor himself. Currently, there are only two people in the entire fire department who have the distinction of being a Georgia SPARTAN. Out of the two, Foster is the only active firefighter who is a Georgia SPARTAN.
“It is a huge honor to be a part of it. It’s a great little family and I’m really proud of that,” he said.
Just Keep Moving
Foster’s advice for his fellow alumni navigating their careers is to just keep moving.
“I applied to a lot of places and was told ‘No’ a lot. Just keep on going. Your time will come. Don’t get too discouraged and don’t settle,” Foster said. “Don’ a job you don’t like. We will be on this planet for roughly 70 years. Make sure you are spending those years doing
exactly what you want to do.”
Foster understands that many people work jobs they don’t enjoy out of necessity and responsibility. However, for those who don’t have those obligations, he encourages them to not settle.
“Life is too short to work a job you hate. If you don’t love it, don’t do it. There is something out there that you do love, and you will find it. You just have to keep going,” Foster said.
Read more about Cameron here.
A Masterpiece in the Making The Center for the Arts will be the premier performance and event venue in our region, and it illustrates the unique and close partnership between the College and the Glynn County Schools.
THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL FEATURE:
• An auditorium for 1,000 guests
• Professional-level acoustics
• Space to accommodate musical concerts, dance performances, lectures, meetings, and other community events
For any questions, call 912-279-5702
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: APRIL 2024
ALUMNI MEET & MINGLE, 5 P.M.—7 P.M., REID’S APOTHECARY, IN THE SPEAKEASY
1618 NEWCASTLE ST, DOWNTOWN BRUNSWICK DURING FIRST FRIDAY
SOFTBALL VS. FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY, BRUNSWICK HIGH, 2 P.M.
Softball will be playing against Florida Memorial on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 5 8
W. GOLF AT MUSIC CITY CLASSIC, IN OLD HICKORY, TENN.
The team will play again on April 9
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UNITY DAY, TO TAKE PLACE ALONG THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. ALL DAY EVENT
M. TENNIS VS. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN LAKELAND, FL.
W. TENNIS VS. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN LAKELAND, FL.
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12 CENTER FOR THE ARTS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY AND RECEPTION, STARTING AT 5 P.M.
Located at 3 Mariner Way, Brunswick, Ga.
MAY 4 SPRING COMMENCEMENT, JEKYLL ISLAND CONVENTION CENTER
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Check out the College of Coastal Georgia Calendar for all events.
STAY IN TOUCH
We would love to stay in touch with you. Please tell us about yourself and what you’ve been up to after college. Update your contact information here. Questions? Contact alumni@ccga.edu.
