Text Box: 2008 Chamber Officers, Directors:   Chairman  Steve Padgett   Chair-Elect  Mark Hudson   Secretary Larry Fox   Treasurer Shannon Kennedy   Past Chairman Roger Holland   Board of Directors Ted Alexander Suzanne Amos Janet Berry Martha Bivins Dr. Bruce Boyles Larry Corry Darlene Davis Charlie Holtzclaw Dr. Linda Hopper Kitty Hoyle Allen Langley David Schweppe Seth Stevens Sandy Tallant Dr. Steve Thornburg Rick Washburn John Young

Text Box: InterAction Text Box: The Business Education Alliance of Cleveland County: Preparing students for careers while creating a better Cleveland County    The Business Education Alliance of Cleveland County is a community wide partnership between The Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland County Schools, Cleveland Community College, Gardner Webb University, and other businesses, industries, and groups interested in developing the young people of Cleveland County.  Members of the Alliance work together to develop a plan and implement strategies to help build our local workforce.  The first component of this plan is to provide students in Cleveland County with opportunities through work based learning including: internships, job shadowing, cooperative education, apprenticeships, class tours, and employees speaking to classes.  This will provide students with experiences unlike any classroom activity in which they normally participate.  One goal is to make students aware of the wonderful opportunities available to them in our county, and encourage them to work and live in Cleveland County following graduation.  We also want to inform students of the training necessary to pursue various careers. The support and help of our local businesses are necessary to make this program a success.  We hope you will join The Business Education Alliance in an effort to improve our community beginning with our students in Cleveland County.   Contacts for Cleveland County Schools:   Tony Fogleman Career and Technical Education Director (704) 476-8035 TFogleman@clevelandcountyschools.org   Kiley Stubblefield Work Based Learning Coordinator (704) 480-5414 ext. 104 kgstubblefield@clevelandcountyschools.org   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   The Cleveland County Family YMCA Receives Grant from Colonel’s Kids The Cleveland County Family YMCA is pleased to announce that KFC and Day Enterprises, Inc have made a donation of $2000 in grant monies for the “We Build People” annual support campaign. The money will be used to support the Afterschool programs at one of the YMCA six branches.  The Colonel’s Kids charity helps to make high-quality child care available to more families throughout the county. Did you know more than 29 million children have no place to go while their parents work? Nearly two-thirds of parents juggle multiple child care arrangements. More than 15 million people work during non-traditional hours and are in need of child care. Nine out of ten adults agree that finding affordable quality child care is difficult for most American families.   The Colonel’s Kids charity has teamed with the YMCA Child Care which is the largest not-for profit child care provider in the US. Together, we hope to provide families better access to high quality child care. The Cleveland County Family YMCA offers afterschool at the Dover Foundation YMCA, Girls Club YMCA, Kings Mountain Family YMCA, Ruby C. Hunt YMCA, Ebenezer Baptist Church and Rutherford County Schools.   ABOUT CLEVELAND COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: The Cleveland County Family YMCA has served the region since 1992 and continues to expand their network to meet the ever-changing needs of the local community. They have facility branches in Kings Mountain and Shelby; and a third under construction in Boiling Springs. It has program Centers called the Girls Club YMCA and the Gardner-Webb Student YMCA. The Y also operates River Bend Golf Course, a result of a gift from Paul and Margaret Porter. Currently, the Cleveland County Family YMCA has over 11,000 members and serves over 17,000 individuals, from toddlers to seniors, in their programs. The organization is dedicated to enriching the lives of all people through programs that strengthen spirit, mind and body. Financial assistance is available to all individuals who demonstrate proven need. For more information, please visit the web site at www.clevecoymca.org or call 704-484-9622.   Pictured is Karen McCutcheon, General Manger of the KFC on Dixon Blvd, Sharon Price of KFC/Day Enterprises and Cameron Corder, CEO, Cleveland County Family YMCA.  

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