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Spring 2013

Durham Tech opening food pantry
The Herald-Sun article announcing the opening of the Durham Tech Campus Harvest Food Pantry

Spring 2013 Community Engagement Newsletter

Fall 2012

The Insider, November 2012
DTCC Supports Homeless Through Project Connect

Fall 2012 Community Engagement Newsletter

Summer 2012

The Insider, July 2012
Architectural Technology Students Design Facility for Local Non-Profit

The Insider, August/September 2012
Harvest Tuesday Pilot Introduced in July, Occupational Therapy Students Organize Playground Fundraising Event

Spring 2012

The Insider, January 2012
DTCC Celebrates 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; fall semester service highlights

MLK Day – ‘Once a year is not enough’
After being inspired by the words of Reverand Michelle Laws, Durham Tech faculty and staff gathered to make 45 casseroles for Urban Ministries of Durham.

Fall 2011

The Insider, December 2011
Associate Degree Nursing students aid foreign refugees.

The Insider, November 2011
Excellence in Community Engagement recognition awarded.

The Insider, October 2011
Occupational Therapy Assistant students successful in service-learning endeavors, Project Linus service project spurs campus community building.

For her birthday, a house to give away
For her 50th birthday, Dabney Grinnan asked for donations to build a house with Durham Habitat for Humanity. The Grinnan Ruff Habitat Home was dedicated on October 1, 2011. Durham Tech volunteers were present for the dedication day, helping with tasks like sanding, painting, and putting in drainage pipes. The Daily Tar Heel also covered this special event.

Summer 2011

Digging Deeper
Carol Marcus’ OTA 240 class took their learning outdoors to learn from hands-on experience. Instead of discussing hypothetical situations, students actually practiced the OT principles they were learning about in class while helping community organizations accomplish otherwise unattainable goals. Students volunteered at Threshold Clubhouse to build a garden for physically and mentally challenged adults.

History Rocks!
ACA instructor Kerry Cantwell led the Durham Tech committee in organizing this event to benefit the Museum of Durham History. Ticket sales alone brought in over $1,000 for the nascent museum. Peter Wooldridge led the committee in securing donations for a raffle, which brought in an additional $220. In total, Durham Tech volunteers raised $1,366 for the Museum, which will be used as seed money to develop Museum projects, launch future marketing campaigns, and work toward securing a physical space for the museum.

Spring 2011

The Insider, June 2011
Project DEgree students collect boxtops for R.N. Harris Elementary School.

The Insider, May 2011
Durham Tech Student Senate promotes Project Linus at state conference; Spanish Facilitator Certificate students use interpreting skills to complete service-learning projects.

Durham Tech students collect toss away items to help in R.N. Harris classrooms
On Tuesday, May 10, 2011, two Durham Tech learning communities submitted a stockpile of collected items that will be converted into money to supplement R.N. Harris’s state and local funds. After learning about the recession, state budget difficulties, and the importance of education to our community’s future, Project DEgree and Gateway to College students entered into a competition to see which group could bring in the most items.

The Insider, April 2011
Community Volunteer Spotlight: Marianne Williams

'As ye sow, so shall ye reap': Briggs Community Garden opens
Briggs Avenue Community Garden, one of Durham Tech’s Year of Service Community Partners, officially opened its gates in April 2011. Durham Tech President Dr. Bill Ingram was on hand to join in the ribbon cutting ceremony. During the event, garden organizers thanked Durham Tech volunteers for their extensive work with the garden.

The Insider, March 2011
Project Linus Underway, Community Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Richard Miller; Science Club’s Nails By Males; Michele Parrish and Susan Horton donate to Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

The Insider, January 2011
MLK Celebration;, Community Volunteer Spotlight: Penny Gluck

Fall 2010

The Insider, December 2010
Orange County Campus sponsors a food and clothing erive; Practical Nursing students
volunteer at Lincoln Community Health Center; Community Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle Gladman

The Insider, November 2010
Year of Service Kickoff

The Insider, October 2010
Durham Tech launches Year of Service; Clinical Trials Research Associate program participates in community health event.

The Insider, August 2010
R.N. Harris Elementary school honors Durham Tech volunteers.

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