Lots of help
Yarmouth group surpasses $100,000 milestone
The 100 Guys Who Share-Yarmouth County has surpassed the $100,000 mark in giving back to the community.
The milestone – a total of $109,000 thus far – was reached during the July 19 meeting with a $12,100 donation to the NSCC Foundation Urgent Aid Program at Burridge Campus.
The 100 Guys Who Share launched in July 2016 and has assisted many non- profit organizations during the past two years.
The fundraising group gathers for quarterly meetings to hear three short presentations from local charitable organizations.
Members vote on a recipient, then each person writes their cheque for $ 100 directly to the winning non-profit chosen for a collective, impactful donation.
“We continue to be a strong group of well over 100 Guys and we are always happy to accept new guys into our membership, so we can give even more back to the community,” says group spokesman Rick Allwright.
Mary Thompson, principal at NSCC Burridge, says the Urgent Aid Program is part of the Make Way Campaign.
It’s to support students by providing anywhere from $50 to $500 for emergencies that come up. It could be heat, lights, shel-
“I was able to finish the year and I didn’t fail any courses, and they gave me a job here as a summer student.”
— Mary Thompson
ter, transportation – the things that stand in the way that might make a student have to drop out.
Sarah Baker, a welding student, was a recipient of some of those funds.
This past winter her car broke down. She lives in St. Bernard, Digby County, with a two-yearold daughter who attends daycare.
After her car broke down Baker says she wasn’t going to be able to get to class.
As she is on an ongoing bursary, any classes missed or the failure of even one course, could cause her to lose the bursary.
She says she’s an hour walk from the closest grocery store and her daughter has medical needs, with specialist appointments at the IWK in Halifax.
“I wasn’t able to take her to anything. I wasn’t even able to go get milk. The school gave me the money to fix my car,” she says.
“I was able to finish the year and I didn’t fail any courses, and they gave me a job here as a summer student.”
“We’re so glad to have her,” says Thompson.
Baker works as a contact person for new students arriving and provides them with a tour of the facility.
The next meeting for The 100 Guys Who Share- Yarmouth County will be in September/ October, the exact date is to be announced.