It’s a global giving event and yet area leaders say the impact will be felt locally. #GivingTuesday is coming up on November 28 and Volunteer State Community College president, Jerry Faulkner, is hoping people will contribute to the college fundraising effort.
“We couldn’t move forward as a college without the support of the community, and especially our donors,” Faulkner said. “Those funds allowed us to construct much needed facilities, such as our new Humanities Building and recent Health Sciences Building. Our upcoming Math and Science Building renovation will provide students with state-of-the-art labs. Donors make these possible.”
The money raised on #GivingTuesday this year will be used specifically for student book scholarships. The College Foundation has set a 24-hour goal of $5000, which would fund ten such scholarships. Donations can be made with a credit card on the college website at www.volstate.edu/foundation and then by clicking on the Giving tab. The College Foundation has been sharing messages from donors and student recipients on social media to kick-off the campaign.
#Giving Tuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Organizers of the event say they want to “inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.”
Pictured: Vol State graduate and donor, Andrew Finney of Perkins Drugs, is just one of many community members participating in the Vol State social media campaign.
