Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XII, Issue II - Fall 2018 | Page 7

FOUNDATION
NEWS
P
HEART OF Gold
HSC Foundation donors, students, and College
leadership celebrated a record year of over $1 million in
scholarship support at the 8 th Annual Heart of Gold Donor
Appreciation Luncheon. The annual spring event gives scholarship
recipients the opportunity to meet the benefactors who are helping
to make their education possible.
For PHSC student Svitlana Tkaciukas, the Foundation scholarship
she received allowed her to continue her education as the first
in her family to attend college. She spoke on behalf of all 2017-
2018 scholarship recipients, as she expressed her gratitude to
Foundation supporters. “I wouldn’t be standing in front of you
today if it weren’t for scholarship donors such as yourselves,” said
Tkaciukas. “Because of the generosity of people like you, less
Svitlana Tkaciukas,
Staci Lenners and
Greg Lenners.
fortunate people
like me have
the opportunity
to pursue our
dreams and
make a difference
in the lives of
others – just as
you have made
a difference and
TRU Simulation + Training Aviation Scholarship
lasting impression
donors; with Mark Argon, PHSC; and
on mine.” Remarks scholarship recipients.
were also provided
by Timothy L. Beard, Ph.D., President, PHSC; Robin Schneider,
Vice Chair, PHSC District Board of Trustees; and Greg Lenners,
Chair, PHSC Foundation Board of Directors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, more than 970 students
received a Foundation scholarship totaling over $1,093,000. For
more information on how to support a deserving PHSC student,
visit foundation.phsc.edu or call [phone].
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