Students enrolled in programs in the college’s Georgetown Centre raised $500 to help those in need at Christmas through a series of student activities recently.

“The student association wanted to do something to help a local family for the holiday season” said first-year Welding student Dylynn Barbour.

The Student Association presented the money to the Georgetown Baptist Church. Rev. Gary Harris, minister of the church, thanked the students

“Through this giving from the students at Georgetown Centre, a local family will receive an unexpected gift for Christmas,” he said.

Lornie Hughes, program manager of the Georgetown Centre said the community of Georgetown plays an important part in the lives of the 115 students who attend programs there.

“The students at the Georgetown Centre spend a lot of time in the Town of Georgetown through the school year, and get to know people in the community. They feel very connected, and wanted to give something back to the residents of Georgetown. As is so often the case with students, many are living within tight financial constraints themselves, so the effort that they made to provide such a significant donation is heartwarming,” he said.

In this picture: (Back row, L-R) Georgetown Centre students Chandler Perry, Dylynn Barbour, and Brent Acorn, present Rev. Gary Harris from Georgetown Baptist Church with $500 that students at the centre raised to help local families, while Trish Harris and Tyler Arsenault look on. (Front row, L-R) Mitchell Rogers, Mat Bradley.