The San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Foundation had the fifth annual fundraising on Sept 30, at the Trianon Theatre,<\/p>\n
According to the SJECCD website, \u201cThe SJECCD Foundation is a 501C3 non-profit organization founded in 1982 focused on developing partnerships for financial support \u2026 for the students of the SJECC District.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fund will be used for students\u2019 future needs such as transfer fee,\u201d said the host Steven Meneses, he is also the Chief Advancement Officer.<\/p>\n
District Chancellor Deborah Budd said that the SJECCD foundation \u201censures student success\u201d by creating an \u201cequity engine\u201d that builds \u201ccommunity diversity\u201d.<\/p>\n
Byron Breland president of 95-year-old San Jose City College said that community colleges are not about research like the university system \u201cit\u2019s about job training \u201dand\u201c creating opportunity and equal access He further illustrated his point, by stating recipients of SJCC degrees transfer to universities such as: Xavier, Tuskegee, Spelman and Morehouse.<\/p>\n
San Jose student Promise Program recipient Klayre Guzman Ortega said she appreciated the program very much. She said when she entered SJCC, she had weak learning skills. Her life in community college made her have great achievements she might never be able to have. Now she is going to graduate from UC Berkeley and planning to be a high school chemistry teacher.<\/p>\n
Sophia Mai said she has also benefited from the foundation. She is one of the seven people who has won the scholarship in a certain semester at San Jose City College. \u201cFor some immigrant parents, they don\u2019t have the financial support for their kids\u2019 education,\u201d Mai said, \u201cthe foundation helped me get through those situations and have a bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The main purpose of this event was letting students know the community cares about their education and inspire them.<\/p>\n
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