ECC Foundation Joins Other Community Colleges to Support Mayland

The Edgecombe Community College Foundation recently joined other community college foundations by donating $1 thousand dollars to assist Mayland Community College, located in Spruce Pine, NC. The college was impacted by Hurricane Helene.

The North Carolina Association of Community College Presidents facilitated the effort to group colleges together to support each of the affected colleges in the western part of the state. Edgecombe was grouped with Lenoir, Carteret, James Sprunt, Nash, Coastal, and the lead institution, Craven, to support Mayland. The funds will go to the area of highest need in support of Mayland’s students and include laptops, Wi-Fi hot spots and other resources essential for the college.

The ECC Foundation approved the donation at their Dec. 11 Board of Directors meeting. The Foundation’s gift is in addition to the relief efforts organized by other college departments and student organizations. Efforts included students in the Edgecombe Radiography Organization collaborating with the “Rooted East 2 West” Operation. The groups donated goods to western NC families and students in ECC’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society supporting the NC Community College System Special Collection Drive through a campus food drive.