Haywood Community College Foundation Expands Haywood Strong Scholarship
Oct 14, 2024 11:27AM ● By WNC Business
CLYDE – The Haywood Community College Foundation has expanded the Haywood Strong Scholarship program to support current Haywood Community College students who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene.
The Haywood Strong Scholarship was initially established in 2023 to support the employees impacted by the Pactiv Evergreen mill closure. Funds from this scholarship were used to help mill employees who were looking to return to school. Now, the community is facing another significant need resulting from the impacts of Hurricane Helene.
The HCC Foundation board agreed to continue this scholarship and expand it to support students facing an emergency financial need from hurricane impacts. Scholarship funds can be used for household supplies, gas and transportation, groceries, and much more.
One HCC student has already received support from this scholarship and shares, “I am extremely grateful for the help I have received from you and the school. I feel very blessed that I am able to return to my classes on time, and regain some normalcy.”
The application for this scholarship can be found at Haywood.edu/Helene.
For more information or to donate, contact Hylah Birenbaum at
[email protected], call 828-627-4544, or visit the Foundation Donation
webpage at Haywood.edu/Foundation/Ways-To-Donate.php.
About HCC:
Haywood Community College is part of the North Carolina Community College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges. Founded in 1965, it is an open-door institution with the mission of serving the educational needs and economic growth of the community by promoting lifelong student learning and success.
About HCC Foundation:
The Haywood Community College Foundation works to aid, strengthen, and further the work and service of Haywood Community College. It assists the College by securing necessary and timely financial support unavailable through its traditional funding sources. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization through which tax-deductible gifts may be made to benefit the College.
Source: Haywood Community College
Source: Haywood Community College