2000

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ECCC Repays Loan For House

REPAYS LOAN • Dr. Ben Mokry, Sr. VP of Research and Dev., MS Home Corp., Ms. Bolen, Dr. Sutphin, John Adco k 1 dean of vocational technical instruction, and Fredrick r Lyons, carpentry and cabinetmaking instructor. (EC Photo) ~

East Central Corrununity College President Dr. Phil A. Sutphin presented a check in the amount of $30,500 to Dianne Bolen, ex– ecutive director of the Mis– sissippi Home Corporation, which r presents repayment of an interest-free loan Used to construct a single fam1l) dwelling shown m the back– groW1d East Central was selected by MHC as the fus recipi– ent of the BET (Budding Ex– perienced Tradesmen Pro– gram) Loan used to provide future builders, in this case students enrolled Ul the Col– lege's carpt>.n'-: and built hve houses m as:. ... .:Ja– tion with the MHC prOJed. In accepting the loan r epay– ment, Bolen said : "The BET Program is another innova– tive home buyer product that allows the Mississippi Home Corporation to offer

nity to obtain a c:afe and d cent home." She added 1 partnering "ith East tral Commuruty C students learn able trade homebu

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plete house each } r. dents in S~""Vt.:.al of our bw d ing trades programs wf'lre able to get r<>al world ex,re rience in the area of then training. 1he opportunil\ provided by the loan fro • MHC allowed tl'> to plan