2005

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ECCC Collects Christmas Gifts fot Hurricane Victims- East Central Communit} College's Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, recently led efforts to collect Christmas gifts for children of Mississippi Gulf Coast Communit) College employees who lost their homes due to Hurricane Katrina. Coll ege administrators, staff, faculty and students ""adopted" approximate!) 120 youngsters who submitted their "wish lists" to Santa Claus. Area churches and schools also participated in the project. Shown with just some of the toys and gifts collected for tbe Gulf Coa t ) oungsters arc (from left) Phi Theta Kappa members Kevin Gregor) and Jaimee Jones, both of Louis' ille; Dr. La\ inia Sparkman, vice president for instruction; Sylyia \\'right, PTK co-ad\ iser~ PTK memher Courtne} Averett of Conehatta; ECCC President Dr. Phil A. Sutphin; PTK member Joy Ca\Cnaugh of Chunky; and PTK co-adviser DebbJe Hammons. The gifts were delivered to the Gautier and Jefferson Da\is campuses of :\IGCCC by the ECCC truck driving program. (EC Photo)

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