On Monday, October 10th, we held our 16th annual Olympic
College Fall Community
Luncheon, on Columbus Day.
During the luncheon, OC culinary students prepared and
served a delicious hot meal to more than 300 community guests, while the OC jazz
band provided entertainment. Guests then
heard from several OC students who have benefitted from scholarships and
grants, enabling them to reach their educational goals. Two of the students featured experienced
homelessness while studying at Olympic College.
The assistance they received helped them to stay in school so that they
could gain the vital job skills necessary to earn a living wage.
As the keynote speaker, recent OC alumna Stella Heard shared
her story of traveling from Kenya to the United States, motivated by a desire
to make a better life for herself and her two daughters. She spoke about the
ridicule and hardship she experienced in her village for daring to be a girl
who wanted to become educated, and the gratitude she felt for the financial
help she received which enabled her to complete her education at Olympic
College.
During the event, members of our community made an investment in the
future of our students, our programs, and the communities we serve. Together with our event sponsors, they
contributed more than $100,000 to support students and programs of Olympic
College!
It is not too late for you to join us in this effort to help
students – every gift makes an impact at Olympic College! Gifts of all sizes help us to provide support
to our students, enabling them to become employed and give back to our
community!