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A Letter from Suzanne“Suni”Mackall
President, Clarke County Education Foundation, Inc.
Welcome!
A lot has changed and a lot has stayed the same since I wrote the Gala letter last year. Last year I spoke of “gruesome acts of terrorism” and the “senseless kill- ing of innocent people, including police o cers.” Regrettably, I could assert the same statement this year and add a statement about the natural disasters across the globe including epic weather events in Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean, which remind us of the massive forces of nature.
Interfaced throughout the tragedies, however, are people acting heroically, demonstrating love and strength and courage in actions and deeds in each little community, street by street, house by house, door by door. People helping their neighbors, despite di erences in any political views, race, gender, sexual orienta- tion, criminal history or age. People wanting to help if they can. Our communi- ties re ect the people in it.
Here at the Clarke County Education Foundation (“CCEF”) we celebrate this Clarke County Community tonight and our community partners. A thriving and robust public school system is a bolt of energy to any community. riving public schools, with its students energized and engaged, to make our community stronger.
Please show your support for the CCEF, a non-pro t 501C(3) organization which has raised over a million dollars since its inception, and used that money to provide countless scholarships to students, fund science and technology instruc- tion and provide grants to teachers such as Philip Facemire, who was awarded a grant for over $17,000.00 for an Apple computers proposal.
e more money we raise, the more we can enhance the learning opportunities for our Clarke County students.
ank you for coming!
Sincerely,
Suzanne L. Mackall, President
Clarke County Education Foundation, Inc.
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