Georgia Power supports South Georgia Tech Foundation

Georgia Power Area Manager Jem Morris presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2016 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird accepted the donation on behalf of the foundation. “We would like to thank Jem Morris and Georgia Power Company for this donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford. “This is a valuable partnership. Georgia Power’s support of the foundation and our college is very important. We appreciate what they have done and continue to do for the college, the faculty, staff, and most importantly, our students.” The mission of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees is to support the mission of the college; to promote the college within the designated counties in the service area and the state at large; to serve as advisors in the advancement of the college; and to plan and implement resource development activities. The Foundation accomplishes this mission by improving opportunities for more students to attend college through scholarships and other forms of financial assistance, procuring special equipment, upgrading physical facilities and improving the programs and recognition of the college. The Foundation’s TechForce 2016 annual fund drive theme is “Making it Happen at South Georgia Technical College.” The goal of the fund drive is to provide scholarships for deserving and financially disadvantaged students on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses and textbooks at no cost for students. The fund drive will also provide state of the art equipment for the new Electric Power Generation program as well as for the existing Commercial Truck Driving and Industrial Systems programs. Individuals or businesses who would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation may send donations to P.O. Box 6102, Americus, Georgia 31709. For more information about the TechForce drive or endowing a scholarship fund in honor or in memory of a loved one, contact SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird at 229.931.2110.