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Regions Foundation donates $20,000 for new Emory Valley Center building

Posted at 7:20 pm February 2, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Regions Capital Donation to Emory Valley Center

Pictured above from left are Dottie Thompson, Emory Valley Center Capital Campaign co-chair; Jenks Bostic, Regions Bank consumer banking executive for East Tennessee and North Carolina presenting check to Emory Valley President Jennifer Enderson; Janet Wood, Emory Valley Center development director; Gene Caldwell, Emory Valley Center Capital Campaign co-chair; and Kevin Crateau, Regions Bank East Tennnessee and North Carolina Area marketing director. (Submitted photo)

 

Regions Foundation recently presented a check for $20,000 to President Jennifer Enderson for Emory Valley Center’s Capital Campaign for a new building on Emory Valley Road.

Jenks Bostic, Regions Bank consumer banking executive for East Tennessee and North Carolina. and Kevin Crateau, Regions Bank East Tennessee and North Carolina area marketing director, recently participated in a tour of Emory Valley Center and were inspired by the people supported by the agency to request a donation from Regions Foundation.

Bostic also has a personal connection to Emory Valley Center. His mother, Bertie Bostic, was a well-respected, longtime teacher at the Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center (DARC) and his father, Paul Bostic, was the superintendent of Anderson County Schools under whose administration both the DARC and the Emory Valley School operated for many years. Bostic is well acquainted with the work and mission of Emory Valley Center, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Front Page News, Health, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Schools, Bertie Bostic, Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center, DARC, Emory Valley Center, Emory Valley School, Janet Wood, Jenks Bostic, Jennifer Enderson, Kevin Crateau, Paul Bostic, Regions Bank, Regions Foundation

Students to raise money for Emory Valley Center at musical coffeehouse Friday

Posted at 2:08 pm January 1, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Emory Valley Center Early Learning Center

A coffeehouse at First Presbyterian Church on Friday will benefit the Emory Valley Center, which has been raising money for a new building on Emory Valley Road.

A coffeehouse at First Presbyterian Church on Friday will raise money for the Emory Valley Center.

The coffeehouse “promises to be fun-filled and very musical,” and it will feature 11 acts and 19 performers, a press release said. The performances will include folksy guitar plucking, women’s a capella, and modern dance.

The night will help the Emory Valley Center launch its final year of fundraising for a new building on Emory Valley Road, the release said.

The coffeehouses are operated by college students, and they are designed to provide an enjoyable musical venue while also raising funds for worthy causes in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Dancing, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Nonprofits Tagged With: Alex Shor, Anderson County Commission, Capital Campaign, coffeehouse, DangerBears, Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center, DARC, Dottie Thompson, Ellen Bast, Emory Valley Center, EVC, First Presbyterian Church, free markets, music, Oak Ridge, Sumner Byrne, Taylor Gober

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