Students always enjoy the “photo booth” at Graduation Celebration. This was taken at the June 2016 party. (Submitted photo)
For 20 years, the Oak Ridge community has hosted Graduation Celebration, a safe, all-night party for high school graduates at the Civic Center in Oak Ridge. And for 20 years, there has not been even one car accident involving a student on graduation night in Oak Ridge. Isn’t that amazing? That’s something to celebrate.
And we’re set to do it again June 1, 2017, with games, food, $13,000 in prizes, and scholarships, all night long in a party that has no drugs or alcohol and welcomes every student who graduates. About 85 percent or more of the ORHS senior class attends each year.
And yet today, Graduation Celebration needs your help. Donations were down last year, and volunteers have moved on as their children have graduated. The organization needs more of both! Can you help?
For just $25, you can fund a student’s participation. For $250, your business or club will have your name on the T-shirt that goes home with every student (if you donate by May 1). For $500 or more, your business could sponsor a much needed scholarship! The party also needs volunteers before, during, and afterward.
Please consider getting involved in this worth cause to keep our students safe on June 1, 2017. Read more about it and sign up to participate at www.graduationcelebration.org.
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