Community Link Newsletter

The BRCC  Educational Foundation’s annual Spring Fling auction was a roaring success this year! The School Spirit themed event raised over $70,000 through ticket sales, sponsors, silent and live auctions, and donations! Attendance was also the best in the event’s 17-year history with 220 attendees. The live auction grossed more than $30,000 which was a [...]

BRCC SIFE returned from Haiti on January 21st after spending a week in the villages of Mon L’opital and LaTorre Bouchan. While in Mon L’opital, BRCC SIFE initiated a pilot solar light project for 23 families to receive solar lights in their homes. In a village where there is no electricity, these lights provide both [...]

A group of BRCC students and administrators traveled to Richmond in January to thank local legislators for their support of BRCC and to encourage their continued commitment to higher education in the Commonwealth.  From left to right, BRCC students Chance Snell and Taylor Vierrether, BRCC president John Downey, BRCC students Anna Jensen and Angelica Puzio, [...]

The BRCC Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the receipt of a $3,250.00 grant through BP’s Fueling Communities Program.  Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation, which has been serving the area’s propane and petroleum needs since 1946, recommended BRCC to receive this grant.  “We recognize the value that BRCC brings to the community and its students.  [...]

Make plans now to join us for the annual Spring Fling Auction on Friday, March 23rd. This year’s theme is School Spirit, so “sport” your favorite college gear and you could win a prize for most school spirit!  Our Lead sponsor—Moseley Architects, along with our Gold sponsors Beam Brothers Trucking and Graves-Light Wealth Management of [...]