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MCC Receives Grant for MLK Event
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Montgomery Community College is the recipient of a Randolph Electric Member Corporation People Helping People Sharing Success Community Grant. The funds will be used to support MCC’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-On Challenge, an event which will take place at MCC on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 16, 2023. In […]
Read MoreMCC Cuts Ribbon at Greenhouse Site
Monday, October 24, 2022
MCC recently celebrated the establishment of a new greenhouse complex with a ribbon cutting ceremony. College trustees, students, faculty and community members were on hand to commemorate the completion of the two-year project. The complex includes an environmentally-controlled A-frame greenhouse along with a ventilated cold-frame structure, housing several hydroponic systems, including a 650-gallon aquaponics demonstration […]
Read MoreGunsmithing, a Family Affair
Monday, October 24, 2022
Brian Gerdes has led a fascinating life, with fulfilling work, world travel, exciting career opportunities and a great family situation. Despite all that, he isn’t content to sit back and relax; Brian is exploring his next chapter, and he thinks the world of gunsmithing might be the best installment yet. A self-described military brat, Gerdes […]
Read MoreMCC Foundation Hosts Fourth Annual Shooting Clay Tournament
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Thirteen teams comprised of 52 shooters headed down to Ellerbe on a gorgeous fall day for the MCC Foundation’s fourth annual Shooting Clay Tournament. DeWitt’s Outdoor Sports hosted the competition which featured 14 shooting stations with two shooting boxes at each station. The course, over a mile long, winds through wooded areas, fields and duck […]
Read MoreThousands of Meals from MLK “Day On” Event at MCC
Monday, January 23, 2023
Approximately 75 volunteers met at Montgomery Community College to package nearly 10,000 meals in a half-day of service on January 23, 2023. Volunteers from MCC (students, faculty and staff), Communities in Schools, 4-H, Youth Leadership Montgomery, Eckerd Connects, East Middle School, Montgomery County Early College and Troy Rotary participated in the 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. “Day […]
Read MoreThe MCC Foundation Welcomes New Director
Monday, February 6, 2023
The Foundation at Montgomery Community College is pleased to welcome Emily Tucker as its new Director of Resource Development. Tucker replaces Korrie Ervin who has become the college’s Special Projects Coordinator/Grants Writer. In addition to her prior year as the Director of MCC’s Small Business Center, Tucker joins the Foundation with over 25 years of […]
Read MoreMCC Foundation Conveys Two Annual Awards
Thursday, February 23, 2023
The MCC Foundation Board awarded its Humanitarian of the Year and Fundraiser of the Year Awards at its February 2023 meeting. Award recipients were on hand to receive personal thank-yous in addition to commemorative pottery gifts crafted by John Boalick, director of MCC’s Heritage Crafts Program. The Humanitarian Award is given to the individual or […]
Read MoreMCC Celebrates Annual Scholarship Ceremony
Thursday, August 31, 2023
On August 29th, around 75 Montgomery Community College students received financial awards from the very special people and organizations who endow scholarships at the College. Students and their donors were able to meet each other in person during a ceremony and post-event reception. The evening began with the presentation of merit awards, which are scholarships […]
Read MoreMCC Foundation Sets Fundraising Record at Annual Community Event
Monday, October 2, 2023
The Montgomery Community College Foundation extends sincere thanks to the hundreds of community members who attended or donated to the college’s annual auction fundraiser, held on September 22, 2023. The event, called Boots, Bling and Blue Jeans, featured country-western music and a beef brisket/smoked chicken buffet. Around 300 people attended the event, raising a record […]
Read MoreMCC Foundation Hosts Fifth Annual Shooting Clay Tournament
Friday, November 17, 2023
Fifteen teams comprised of 60 shooters headed down to Ellerbe on a gorgeous fall morning for the MCC Foundation’s fifth annual Shooting Clay Tournament. DeWitt’s Outdoor Sports hosted the competition which featured 14 shooting stations with two shooting boxes at each station. The course, over a mile long, winds through wooded areas, fields and duck […]
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