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GRANTS: Rock Creek gets DEQ grant, Foundation awarded $10,000
Photos and story by James Hill
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has funded the Rock Creek Composting & Waste Reduction Initiative in Washington County with a $12,477 grant to support an AmeriCorps member to coordinate a waste prevention program at the Rock Creek Campus. The project will also fund an earthworm composting demonstration site on the campus.
The goal is to transform the campus into a model demonstration site for waste reduction and commercial composting in the county. A major goal is to reduce the amount of trash leaving the Rock Creek Campus by 50 percent. The year-long project, which starts later this year, includes $7,844 in matching funds provided by PCC and Washington County.
Washington Mutual gives $10,000 to PCC Foundation
The college’s Grants Office is pleased to announce the award of $10,000 from Washington Mutual to support two upcoming PCC events celebrating the accomplishments of students.
First, this one-year grant will provide support to the PCC Foundation in hosting the PCC Scholarship Reception this fall, with approximately 500 people in attendance. This annual event brings scholarship recipients and donors together and celebrates the students’ success throughout the year.
Second, the grant will fund the Portland Teachers Program’s Celebration of Students in May, with more than 300 attendees. The program is a collaborative effort between PCC, Portland State University and Portland Public Schools to recruit and prepare culturally competent teachers, with a special focus on the recruitment of historically underrepresented groups in the teaching profession. The Celebration of Students honors this year’s graduates of the program.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »