RCC ‘adopts’ Haywood CC
Nov 18, 2024Rockingham Community College continues to provide ways for its employees, students – and the community – to help with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in Western North Carolina.
In early October, RCC collected supplies to send to the affected area.
Now, the N.C. Community College President’s Association has organized a statewide effort for campus communities to help fellow colleges that were hit hard.
RCC has joined six other colleges – Alamance, Beaufort County, Forsyth, Guilford Tech, Martin, and Randolph – to “adopt” Haywood Community College to help its folks with recovery.
“This is an opportunity for us to come together to support our friends and neighbors at Haywood Community College. As we know, Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina hard, causing severe flooding and unimaginable losses for some of our colleagues and their students,” said RCC President Dr. Mark O. Kinlaw.
“Many Haywood employees and students have experienced severe damage, and a few have lost everything. This is our chance to show our support, not only for them as colleagues but as part of our community college family,” he said.
“I am incredibly proud of all we have done to support our friends and neighbors in the West already. I have heard from many faculty, staff, and students, expressing a desire to do even more if needed. Your compassion and eagerness to help speak volumes about who we are as a community within North Carolina’s Community College System,” he continued.
“We are committed to doing everything we can to help. Every dollar we raise will go toward providing relief to Haywood employees who need urgent aid and to students who are struggling in the aftermath of this storm,” Kinlaw said. “This is our way of offering a helping hand to lift them up as they begin the journey of rebuilding.”
This campaign to assist Haywood CC employees and students impacted by the hurricane will run through Nov. 22.
Donations can easily be made to the Rockingham Community College Foundation, a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization. Gifts to the RCC Foundation are tax-deductible.
TO DONATE WITH A CHECK
To donate by check or money order, please make your gift payable to:
RCC Foundation
Post Office Box 38
Wentworth, NC 27375-0038
Add a note on the check or money order that it is for Haywood CC Hurricane Helene Relief.
TO DONATE ONLINE
Donations are also being accepted online. Visit the RCC Foundation web page at https://rockinghamcc.edu/about/foundation/.
Scroll down to the gray Donate box and click the link, Click Here to Make a Secure Online Donation.
On the form, in the Designation of Gift drop-down menu, choose “Restricted.” Then, on the next line, type Haywood CC Hurricane Helene Relief.
The RCC Foundation will collect all donations and then write one check to the Haywood CC Foundation for our contribution.
“Every donation, no matter the size, will directly support our colleagues in need at Haywood Community College,” Kinlaw said. “If you are able, thank you for considering a donation to this cause. Even a small contribution will make a notable difference. It is a powerful reminder of the strength and unity of our community colleges across the state. Together, we can help our colleagues, and their students find hope and stability again.”
