Bernadette Holt, 33, plans to graduate from Northwest Arkansas Community College with an associate's degree in business, thanks to support from the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas. Her original plan meant getting a job after earning that degree. But Holt changed her mind when she discovered she flourished as she sought education. She said the new plan calls for graduating from NWACC and continuing her studies at a (university) and earning a bachelor's degree.
The Single Parent Scholarship Fund helps single parents in Carroll, Madison and Washington counties and each year awards approximately $350,000 in scholarships to 135 recipients. Along with money for school, the group helps recipients with living expenses and provides a mentoring program and other support for recipients and their families until the students graduate.
Spark of Hope
Who: Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas
What: Spark of Hope awards
When: 6 p.m. June 22
Where: Fayetteville Town Center
Tickets: Sponsorships are available.
Attire: Business
Information: (479) 935-4888, [email protected]
Holt will be the student speaker at the nonprofit organization's "Spark of Hope" benefit June 22 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Barrett Baber, finalist of NBC's "The Voice," will provide the keynote address, and the group will present 2017 Spark of Hope awards to:
• Diane and Brent McCready, individual.
• Garrison Financial, business.
• NorthWest Arkansas Community College, community partner.
The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., and the program will start at 7 p.m.
-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER
NAN Our Town on 06/15/2017