March Board Meeting - The South Tyler Rotary Board meets on Thursday, March 22nd at 4:30 p.m. at TJC West (Literacy Council). All members are welcome to attend. Please let President Nancy Crawford know if you plan to attend.
District Training Assembly - Registration is open for the April 21st District Training Assembly held at Northeast Texas Community College near Pittsburg/Mt. Pleasant. Incoming board members suggested to attend. Open to all members. Cost is $10.00. For more information about registration and the event agenda, please visit http://rotary5830.org/
Spaghetti Supper April 26th - Keep on selling tickets and sponsor opportunities. To ensure each Rotarian gets credit for their sales, please make sure your name is written on the check, invoice and/or envelope. Turn in checks to Amanda Folmar or John Hart.
Check out the sign up sheet to volunteer at the Spaghetti Supper. If you have any questions or want to sign up, please contact Diane Kavanaugh.
Please keep Lynn Holliman and his wife Verna in your thoughts and prayers. Verna is at Providence Park Rehab.
Recognizing the need to build a college-going culture that will strengthen the workforce of the future, communities nationwide are creating opportunities for students who might not otherwise be able to attend college.
The pioneer of the “promise scholarship” movement – Michigan’s Kalamazoo Promise – was launched in 2005 and has helped almost 5,000 students receive a college education.
In 2014, the Rusk TJC Citizens Promise – Texas’ first community-based promise program – was created in partnership with Citizens 1st Bank, the James I. Perkins Family Foundation and Tyler Junior College, offering TJC scholarships to qualifying Rusk High School seniors. The first Rusk Promise cohort graduated from TJC in May 2016.
In honor of TJC’s 90th anniversary, a bold, new scholarship initiative has been established. The TJC Promise provides an earned scholarship to eligible high school students within TJC’s tax district. The program is being developed by leadership of the College and surrounding school districts.
Beginning in 2020, qualifying graduates can receive up to two years of tuition and fees at TJC. Students earn the TJC Promise scholarship by meeting certain standards during their high school years based on academic achievement, persistence and community service.
The scholarship standards of the TJC Promise will promote positive behaviors early on to ensure that students are on the path to success in high school, college and beyond.
