USCA Students Win PEO Scholarships For Education
USC Aiken senior Angela Hamilton from Graniteville majoring in special education received a 1500 grant from PEO Aiken Chapter B. Michelle Clark, Augusta nursing student, earned a 2000 scholarship. Clark graduates in December after VALOR residency. Hamilton hopes to maintain contact through her career.
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Angela Hamilton
USC Aiken
Graniteville
Hamilton
Aiken
Philanthropic Educational Organization
P.E.O
Michelle Clark
USCA
Augusta
Rob Novit
P.E.0
Pat Hundertmark
Betty Thorngate
Liz Benton
Usca School of Nursing
Sara Campbell
Mary Morrison
PEO member Hamilton to student teach at Lever
Dr Liz Benton a PEO member and former Aiken County administrator now returning to Lever Elementary for student teaching internship at Midland Valley High School. Hamilton who enrolled part time at USCA in 2003 will complete practicums with struggling readers and then teach. The PEO awards include need based scholarships for women with interrupted education.
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USCA
J.D. Lever
Lever
Hamilton
P.E.O
Clark and
Benton
Upcoming Events in Aiken County Glance
Aiken area events include Women’s Worth Day moved to The Croft House York Street from 3 to 7 p.m. Call 295-1503 for details. A beginning line dance class runs Wednesdays Aug 24 to Sept 14 at H Odell Weeks Activities Center 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Cost 25 dollars. Call 642-7631. Also, Tuesdays with Morrie at Aiken Community Playhouse Aug 19 20 26 27 and Aug 21 at 3 p.m. General admission 12 dollars. For more info call 648-1438 or visit the theater site. Banksia Quilters meet Aug 15 at 10 a.m. ACA hosts Taste of Wine and Art Oct 20 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets 50 dollars. A cookbook lecture Oct 19 at 10 a.m. Brown Pavilion price 10 ACA members 12 non members. Tickets go on sale Aug 15. Red Cross and Edible Arrangements partner in August to Make an Arrangement to Save Lives. donors receive a coupon for six chocolate dipped fruit pieces. Find drives at redcrossblood.org.
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Brown Pavilion
ACA
Coalition promotes healthy lifestyles in Aiken County
Aiken County joins Eat Smart Move More as DHEC seeks partners to study local health habits through August. The two month survey aims to identify barriers to healthy eating and activity with goals including posting nutrition info in eateries and expanding walking trails. The kickoff is Sept 17 at Perry Memorial Park with a planning meeting Sept 14 at the DHEC office.
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Aiken County
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Move More
South Carolina
Barbara Grice
DHEC
Region 5
Trust For America’s Health
Robert Wood Foundation
Aiken
Grice
Kalmia Mall
Corine Simpkins
Waaw 94
Perry Memorial Park
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Aikens
VALOR
Icu
South Airicn High School
Savannah River
Midland Valley High School
Croft House
York St
N.E
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Morrie
Aiken Community Playhouse
Bechtel Experimental Theater
Aikencommunityplayhouse.com
Banksia Quilters
Banksia Quilters Society
Aiken County Historical Museum
Aiken Center For the Arts
U.S
Ae Avia
United States
House
Treasury
Congress
Thomas
Interior Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
Coalition Promotes Healthy Lifestyles
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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