Friday, May 24, 2013

The Grainger Foundation supports Georgia Northwestern Technical College Foundation and Roman Open Charities Inc.


Pictured left to right: Vann Brown, GNTC Board of Directors and Chairman of Roman Open Charities; Karen Butler, Account Manager at Grainger; Jay Still, Branch Manager at Grainger; and Jason Gamel, Director of Institutional Advancement at GNTC.

Media release: The Grainger Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Georgia Northwestern Technical College Foundation, and $2,000 to the Roman Open Charities, Inc., in support of their advancement of Industrial Technical Education programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Whitfield Murray Campus.

"The grants will be used to replace instructional welding equipment and provide future scholarship opportunities," said Jason Gamel, Director of Institutional Advancement, Georgia Northwestern Technical College.  "Our mission is to provide accessible high quality technical education and workforce development opportunities that lead to careers in technology, business, health, and public services.  We are grateful to The Grainger Foundation for its generosity and support of GNTC."

This donation was recommended by Jay Still, Branch Manager of W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s, Dalton location.  Grainger has been a part of the Dalton business community for more than 20 years as the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating products.  "We are proud to recommend the programs offered by both Georgia Northwestern Technical College and Roman Open Charities," said Still.  "We understand the need for technical education opportunities for our community, as well as the current and future demand for a skilled workforce."

The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois, was established in 1949 by William W. Grainger, founder of W.W. Grainger, Inc.

GNTC's Foundation was established to encourage private contributions in order to build and maintain outstanding academic programs at the college.  Donations to the Foundation support areas of institutional need including scholarships to deserving students, equipment purchases, materials for the library, and staff development.

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