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Panhellenic Alumnae Association contributes to flat top exhibit at Children’s Museum

Posted at 11:42 am March 8, 2020
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Beth Shea, left, Children’s Museum executive director, receives a check from Panhellenic Alumnae Association President Joan Vicary to help restore and maintain the original Oak Ridge flat top house at the Museum. (Submitted photo)

 

After hearing plans for an exhibit featuring an original Oak Ridge flat top house, the Oak Ridge Panhellenic Alumnae Association decided to support efforts by the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge to restore and maintain the house.

Joan Vicary, Panhellenic Alumnae Association president, recently presented Children’s Museum Executive Director Beth Shea with a check for $1,800 to help complete the exhibit.

“The decision was unanimous that we wanted to support this project,” Vicary said. The association holds fundraisers and selects an Oak Ridge organization to support each year, a press release said. Members of the group visited the flat top on the museum’s grounds, heard plans for the history exhibit, and decided to help with funds raised in 2019, she explained. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, History, Museums Tagged With: Beth Shea, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, flat top house, Joan Vicary, Panhellenic Alumnae Association

Girls Inc. receives funding from Panhellenic Council for Operation SMART

Posted at 10:13 am April 24, 2016
By Rhoni Basden Leave a Comment

Panhellenic Council and Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. members receive a check from Panhellenic Council Member Joan Vicary. (Submitted photo)

 

Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge has received a generous contribution from the Panhellenic Council that will support the Girls Inc. Operation SMART program, a press release said.

“This contribution provides funding for the agency to fulfill its mission of inspiring girls to be strong, smart, and bold by encouraging the development of girls in the STEM fields,” a press release said. “The Operation SMART program helps girls develop an enthusiasm for and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through hands-on activities, girls explore, ask questions, persist, and solve problems. The funding provided girls with vegetables to plant, Legos and a Lego table, owl pellet dissection kits, lab equipment, a wooden workbench, and other STEM supplies to enhance the program.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Girls Inc., Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge, Joan Vicary, Operation SMART, Panhellenic Council, Rhoni Basden, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, STEM

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