Foundation

“Hearts Together Emergency Fund” Campaign

The RCC Foundation presents the “Hearts Together Emergency Fund Campaign.” This campaign is designed to raise money for the Foundation’s emergency student fund which assists students in need of financial support. This fund can be used to cover expenses such as dependent care, gas, utilities, etc. For more information about this or any other scholarship, […]

Piedmont Natural Gas Building

Earlier this week, Building 3 got a new name; Piedmont Natural Gas Building. Our good friends at Piedmont Natural Gas contributed $100,000 to the RCC Foundation in 2019. Their generous donation earn naming rights to a building on campus. “It is a privilege to have building 3 named in their honor,” RCC President Melissa […]

Alumni Spotlight: Patrick McMurray

Patrick McMurray’s personal theme for the 2020 year of the nurse and midwife is “Nursing Outside the Box!”, and his passion is to aid in creating nursing champions. Patrick hails from a nursing legacy that began with his mother who is a 2000 Nursing Graduate from Robeson Community College. Patrick is from Robeson County and […]

RCC Foundation Hosted Food Giveaway

The Robeson Community College Foundation is an organization known for its philanthropic efforts to bring people together to help each other. Both were on display in the Robeson Community College ADL Auditorium parking lot on Friday, May 8th where the Foundation set up a drive-through food giveaway for students, faculty, staff and community members. The […]

Robeson Community College #GivingTuesdayNow

#GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020. Now, more than ever, so many people need help. Just here in our community, the past 5 years have been very difficult. In 2016 we experienced a 500-year flood with Hurricane Matthew. In 2018, we experienced yet another […]

RCC Receives $2,000 Grant

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation presented a $2,000 contribution to Robeson Community College Foundation. The Robeson Community College Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that receives, holds, invests and disburses funds for the purpose of providing scholarships to students. The Foundation seeks to provide educational opportunities through scholarships to students who might otherwise be unable to attend […]

$16,000 Given In Honor Of Community Hero

The Julian T. Pierce Memorial Scholarship Initiative Committee presented a $16,000 contribution to Robeson Community College. The check presentation was held at North Carolina Legal Aid, a law office in Pembroke where Pierce was the founding director. The Julian T. Pierce Memorial Scholarship was established at Robeson Community College in 2013 through a collaborative effort […]

Foundation Celebrates Scholarship Donors & Recipients

On Wednesday, November 20th, the Robeson Community College Foundation, Inc. held its bi-annual Celebration of Education Donor & Scholar Luncheon. Twenty-five students attended where they were able to meet the donors who fund the scholarships that they receive. Each student received a certificate to acknowledge their award. Criteria for awarding scholarships are specified by the donor […]

Golf Tournament Raises Over $26,000

The 35th Annual Clifford Bullard Memorial Tournament raised over $26,000 for student scholarships. The tournament was held on Thursday, Oct 3 at Pinecrest Country Club. The tournament was hosted by the Robeson Community College Foundation and the Bullard Restaurant Group. Featuring four-person teams, Smithfield Catering, 50/50 raffle, and various door prizes. The tournament was started […]

$9,000 of Nursing Scholarships Awarded

On Monday, August 26, 2019, a total of ten Nursing scholarships were rewarded on behalf of the Robeson Community College Foundation, Inc. and the Cox & Jones families. Sammy & Onita Cox Nursing Scholarship | $1,000 Lateisha Billings Erica Bridgeman Amanda Stone-Stewart Jordan Deese, First Paramedic to RN Bridge Student Harmonee Thompson Mia Cox, 2019 […]