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Warrior Golf Classic, a fundraising effort providing scholar– ships for district stu– dents. ponsored by the ECCC Alumni Associ– ation. the ninth annual event is being held Thur day, june 3, 2010, at Louisville Country Club. • Entry fee for the four-person scramble

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£heir GED 11 " a IUS ion.- said Demp \\ bo beg.tn gmng me GED on]u!} 1.1990 and contin– ued though june 30, 2006. when he rented lfter 3; }ears in eduC2tJon, mo t recently as ~er-:tedmical coun~elor at ECCC. Ea-t Cenual also provides ~~htance to businesses and indm.tne~ m Wmston County throu!Ul the College's Work– force Development Center. The Center' mission is "to support bu:,inesses, industrie~. individu– als and communities with assessment, training, job place– ment, con~ultation and instruc– tional ~ervices designed to improve me capabilities of the dtizens in the five-county dis– trict." In Winston County, "cus– tomized" services were recently provided at the ECCC Career Advancement Center, Georgia– Pacific Corporation, Louisville– WIDSton County Career-Techni– cal Center, Polo Custom Prod· ucts,TheTaylor Group,Inc., and Wmston..Choctaw County Cor– rectional Facility. In the area of athletics, East Central offers 10 intercollegiate sports, including football, women and men's basketball, women and men's soccer, base– ball, fast-pitch softball, women's and men's tennis and golf. With the decrease in state revenues, efforts are continuing to provide financial assistance to the College's sports teams through donations to the War– riorQub. In a letter sent to alumni and other supporters earlier this year, Warrior Club president Brenda Chaney of Little Rock stressed the need for atten– dance at athletic events and continued finandal assistance. "Even though we have made much progress, we still need other improvements in our futilities and additional athletic materials and supplies," Chaney stated."We thank you for the dif– ference you have made in the athletic futilities and equipment available to our athletes, and we want to engage you in the future of the College."

In addition to athletics, EC offers for opportunities for stu· dents interested in student gov– ernment, academic organiza– tions, music and special interest groups, religious· organizations, intramural activities and cheer squads. East Central is also dedicated to providing the very best in housing facilities for all students on the Decatur campus. The College offers two residence halls for female students and five residence hall for male stu– dent~. The most recent dormito– ry "enhancement" is the addi– tion of cable 1V and wireless Internet services for aU rooms provided at no additional charge. East Central bas also broken ground for a new sdence build– ing, to be named in memory of longtime biology instructor Ron Dam,who lost his battle to can– cer inApril 2006.

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State-of-the-art laboratories for science student~ will be included in the $4 .I million, two-story facility to be located next to Cross Hall, where sci· ence classes will continue to be offered. Cross Hall will also undergo renovation following completion of the Aaron R. Davis cience Building. State bond fund~ accumulated over– all several years provided fmancial re ources for both projects. In looking toward activities planned for this summer, a highlight each year is ECCC

is $340 per team. Corporate sponsorships are also available at various levels. For more information, con– tact Stacey Hollingsworth in the ECCC Alumni Office, 601· 63;·6327 or e-mail sholling®eccc.edu. East Central Community College is most appreciative of the support it continues to receive from Winston County and strives to provide the county's citizens with a quali– ty education at an affordable price and services needed for success.

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