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| Date: April 24, 2000 |
T.A. Loving Company Pledges $30,000 to the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
GOLDSBORO- T.A. Loving Company has pledged $30,000 to the Capital Campaign of the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation.
The announcement comes from Samuel P. Hunter, President and CEO of T.A. Loving Company, who is also a member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation.
In making the announcement, Hunter said, "T A Loving Company strongly supports North Carolina Community College System's efforts to strengthen the quality and image of North Carolina’s community based advanced education and technical training opportunities".
Poole responded enthusiastically to the generous pledge. "We are so pleased that T.A. Loving Company understands how valuable North Carolina’s community colleges are and the struggles they face. Their generosity will set a tremendous example to other North Carolina businesses."
Established in 1926 and based in Goldsboro, T.A. Loving Company is one of the nation’s top-ranked 400 contractors and is in the top 100 privately held firms in North Carolina. T.A. Loving Company provides complete construction and pre-construction services for the general building, utility and heavy marine trades. They believe in a quality work environment and opportunities for growth for all of their employees.
The North Carolina Community College Foundation was formed in 1986 to help sustain the mission and programs of the North Carolina Community College System. After several dormant years, the Foundation was reorganized in 1998 under the leadership of H. Martin Lancaster, President of the North Carolina Community College System, and Lt. Governor Dennis A. Wicker, who was then chairman of the State Board of Community Colleges. Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and President Lancaster recruited Gregory Poole to head the new Board of Directors, whose members now include top leadership from business and industry, philanthropy, education and government.
The Foundation is conducting a capital campaign to raise at least five million dollars for an endowment to fund system wide efforts on behalf of community colleges. Endowment income will be used to improve the effectiveness of the System; promote the benefits of community colleges; and educate, reward and motivate executive leadership and faculty to lead North Carolina's community colleges into becoming the most effective, efficient educational institutions in the nation. As of March 2, the Foundation has raised more than $2.5 million in pledges and contributions.
The North Carolina Community College System, with more than 747,000 students, is the third largest community college system in the United States. It includes 58 comprehensive community colleges and the North Carolina Center for Applied Textile Technology. The System is the state’s primary agency for delivery of job training, literacy and adult education programs.
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