See Rock City supports Maryellen Locher Foundation with scholarship donations Chickamauga schools to participate in Child Find
Rock City Gardens recently presented two scholarships to the MaryEllen Locher Foundation (MELF) from proceeds from sales last season of the See Rock City Survivor Birdhouse products. MELF chose local students Casey Crump and Taylor Mullinax as recipients. Crump is a Dalton native and a student at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., majoring in psychology. She plays volleyball for Bryan and organized the school’s 2011 Pink Out’ volleyball fundraiser for MELF. She is a 2011 graduate of Southeast Whitfield High School. Mullinax is a Chickamauga native and a student at Dalton State College, majoring in business management. She has served as a longtime volunteer with MELF and also volunteered at Rock City’s Rocktoberfest benefitting the foundation. As a child, she knitted hats for Locher’s Hats from the Heart program. She is a 2011 graduate of Gordon Lee High School and the daughter of Tim and Denise Mullinax. “MaryEllen trusted in God’s plans for her, but as a mother, she was concerned for her son Alex and his future,’’ said Cindy Pare, foundation administrator. “She wanted to help ease the burden of cancer for other families, and now, we carry on her vision for assisting them. MaryEllen’s heart is felt in every scholarship we are able to award.’’ A portion of the birdhouse proceeds goes to benefit Scenic City Survivors and the MaryEllen Locher Foundation® in aiding their efforts for breast cancer awareness, as well as support for women diagnosed with breast cancer. The scholarships help deserving students whose parents have battled breast cancer. Through education, support and advocacy, MELF strives to ensure that women living with a breast cancer diagnosis are not alone on their journey. Survivor birdhouses will be available late September. Visit seerockcity. com for more info. Chickamauga City Schools, in cooperation with the Georiga Department of Education, is participating is a Child Find project to identify, locate, and evaluate children with disabilities. Child Find is an effort to find and determine program needs for all unserved children, birth to 21 years, who live within the Chickamauga city limits. It is the policy of the Chickamauga City Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, disability, religion or national origin in educational programs and activities. If you know of a child who lives in Chickamauga and may need these services, contact Stacy McDaniel at 706-382-3100, ext. 4010, or send your name, address, and phone number to: Chickamauga City Schools, 402 Cove Road, Chickamauga, GA, 30707, to the attention of Stacy McDaniel.