Rocky Mount, NC - Reach Out Rocky Mount's 2011 Fun Run for Charities awarded the Nash Community College Foundation $48,295.62 during a ceremony at the Imperial Centre on July 12, 2011. The NCC Foundation received $40,800 in gifts and a $7,495.62 match by Reach Out Rocky Mount. The Foundation will use the funds to assist deserving students with scholarships.

Reach Out Rocky Mount's mission is to engage all citizens of Rocky Mount in promoting a vibrant non-profit community that in turn touches the lives of all segments of our society. The Fun Run for Charities brings donors and volunteers together in a fun and friendly atmosphere of partnership and collaboration. Over the past three years, a total of $463,104 has been awarded to area non-profit organizations by Reach Out Rocky Mount. The NCC Foundation has received a total of $104,443.

Above, NCC President Bill Carver and NCC Foundation Executive Director Pat Daniels accept a check for $48,295.62 from Reach Out Rocky Mount along with NCC Associate VP of Community & Governmental Affairs Keith Smith, NCC Foundation President Lank Dunton and Vice President Lynn Brown.

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Kelley Deal
Nash Community College
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252-451-8235