BCCC TRIO Students Celebrate TRIO Day Through Community Service | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:


(left to right) Christine Conger, Ridgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center activity director, Alyssa Sullivan, TRIO academic success coordinator, with TRIO scholars Bridget Smith-Butler, Alexis Griffin, Yesenia Gonzalez

    WASHINGTON, N.C.    Beaufort County Community College TRIO/Student Support Services students organized "Operation Care: Thinking of You" to celebrate National TRIO Day 2023. TRIO scholars invited BCCC students, staff, faculty, and administration to join them to create cards using available art supplies that convey caring messages. The cards were designed with the residents of the Ridgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center in mind.

    On February 24, a group of BCCC TRIO scholars presented 200 cards and small bags of chocolate to Christine Conger, activity director at Ridgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center. She was extremely appreciative and thankful to be able to share the cards and candy with her residents. Conger gave the students the opportunity to speak with a few of the residents of the center so they could share even more TRIO love.

    TRIO scholar Bridget Smith-Butler, who initiated the idea of supporting residents at Ridgewood, said, "It was a very moving experience to actually speak with some of the people we were able to encourage with our gifts."

    Alexis Griffin, Brandi Keehnle, Robert Mallory, and Yesenia Gonzalez-Sanchez were also a part of the presentation.

    National TRIO Day is celebrated to commemorate the achievement of the Federal TRIO programs and is observed as a day of service. TRIO students across the nation are encouraged to give back to their local communities through acts of service.

    TRIO Student Support Services has been a part of BCCC for more than 40 years. Students who would like to be a part of TRIO Student Support Services may come by the TRIO Center in Room 120 of Building 1 or call 252-940-6289.


  • Attila Nemecz
  • Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
  • Beaufort County Community College
  • 5337 U.S. Highway 264 East
  • Washington, N.C. 27889
  • Ph: 252-940-6387
  • Cell: 252-940-8672
  • attila.nemecz@beaufortccc.edu

Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published)
Enter Your Comment ( no code or urls allowed, text only please )




Thousands Of Pounds Of Uranium Go Missing In African Nation: U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Local News & Expression, Community, Beaufort County Community College, School News Russia Claims U.S. Is ‘Directly Involved’ In Fighting War In Ukraine


HbAD0

Latest School News

A new scholarship will help more North Carolina families attend university and offer them debt-free community college.
A Google search on Pirates and New York City yields numerous results, including a Seattle Times article stating that in New York in 1692, “piracy was a leading economic-development tool in the city’s competition with the ports of Boston and Philadelphia.”
The turquoise waters surrounding the small island chain that includes Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands hold opportunities for exploring future wind energy projects. But they also hold important archaeological and cultural heritage sites.
WASHINGTON, NC— The Beaufort County Community College Foundation received a $40,000 donation from the First Annual Belhaven Trout Tournament and Festival.
First Panhellenic endowment is tribute to sisterhood
East Carolina University’s commencement ceremony will take place Friday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate approximately 1,925 members of the fall Class of 2023. ECU alumnus Kelly S. King will be the keynote speaker.
Beaufort County Community College celebrated the successful completion of its first-ever Patrol K-9 class, marking a new venture in law enforcement training.

HbAD1

Actor Sean Astin shared messages of inspiration, continuing his mother’s legacy
Partnership with Alaska and Arizona universities brings rehabilitation services to remote communities
ECU’s first all-minority cast will perform “Once on This Island” through Sunday in McGinnis Theatre
ECU construction management graduates are shaping the region
ECU begins International Education Week with Parade of Flags, International Awards Ceremony
Beaufort County Community College nominated two students, Johnny Blaylock and Lora Dozier, for the Phi Theta Kappa All-USA New Century Transfer Pathway Awards.
ECU’s Learning Assistant Program helps students feel less intimidation in STEM classes

HbAD2

 
Back to Top