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Flint River Technical College Foundation Gala a Grand Success
Contact: Kay Williamson, Office of Public Relations and Information
Phone: 706.646.6131 ∙ Email: kwilliamson@flintrivertech.edu
Pictured above left to right: Kenny Coggins, President of the Flint River Technical College Foundation, Wanda Hammock, and Linda Churchwell co-winners of the $5,000 Grand Prize and Kathy Love, President of Flint River Technical College.
The Flint River Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees hosted their annual Foundation Gala on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Park Lane in Thomaston.
Everything from a trip to Florida, to a string of pearls and a $2,200 Howard Miller clock from Bostwicks were auctioned off by the master of ceremonies Kenny Coggins. At $200 per ticket, 150 tickets were sold to benefit the College. Everyone who purchased a ticket was entered into the drawing for $5,000.
The winners were Wanda Hammock and Linda Churchwell who plan to share the grand prize. Corporate Sponsors were Bostwick’s Furniture, Connell and
Wheeler Attorney at Law, Bank of Upson, BB&T, Richard Bishoff, The Citizens State Bank, Coggins Funeral Home, Colony Bank, George Hightower, Quad Graphics, Dr. and Mrs. Walter Swift, UnitedBank, United Country Toblar Creek Realty/Judy Keadle, Upson EMC, and West Central Bank.
Other Sponsors included Gary Bedford, Wendell Tyson, Charlotte Bickley, Jill Nunn, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Coggins, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Connell, Custom Framing and Gallery, Dender Distributing, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Ellington, Five Star, Mr. and Mrs. George Flowers, Phyllis Franklin, Marvin Helms, George Hightower
Jimmy Adams, Sandra Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mudano, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Robinson, Sam’s Club, Mr Ben Smith, Thomaston Times, Jason Weems, Wal-Mart, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wheeless
“We greatly appreciate our community family and friends in helping in this endeavor to raise funds for the Flint River Technical College Foundation. Through this event, we can give a great gift that touches the lives of many individuals in our community,” comments Kenny Coggins, President of the Flint River Technical College Foundation.
