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Empowering students join in a group photo to show their appreciation for their Halloween gifts.
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Edison State staff “trick or treats” Empowering kids
GREENVILLE - Edison State Darke County Campus staff made a visit
recently to Empowering Darke County Youth students in Greenville,
offering their own version of “trick or treat”… instead of asking for
treats, they came bearing gifts.
Gifts for each student included a book, a bookmark, a real miniature
pumpkin and – of course – some candy. The visiting Edison State staff
members included Chad Beanblossom, Vice President of Regional Campuses,
Melissa Eve, Office Manager of Regional Campuses, and Rachel Carlisle,
Director of Regional Campus Enrollment Management and Student Services.
This is Edison’s second Halloween visit, bringing goodies and,
especially, educational materials for Empowering kids. According to
Beka Lindeman, Edison State Assistant Professor of English, the books
and bookmarks were donated by Diagon Valley, a chapter of the Harry
Potter Alliance, a non-profit that focuses its efforts on “literacy and
magical arts of kindness.” Diagon Valley has supported Empowering
efforts through book donations in the past.
Beanblossom said they enjoy reaching out to the community, and the
“Trick or Treat initiative is a fun way to support the youth of our
service area. Edison State is a proud partner of the Empowering Darke
County Youth Program,” he added, “and we look for unique ways to
interact with their participants.”
Empowering Darke County Youth conducts After School Tutoring programs
in Greenville and Ansonia, and Summer Tutoring at Edison State
Community College and the Greenville Public Library. Empowering also
partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters two days a month to make its
unique mentoring services available to the children who could benefit
from them. Since 2016, Empowering Darke County Youth has worked over
16,000 hours with nearly 700 students throughout Darke County.
Empowering Darke County Youth is a 501c3 United Way Partner Agency
providing tutoring programs to assist students in the areas of language
arts and math with the goal of Strong Students for a Strong Community.
Anyone wishing to support Empowering programs can email
empoweringyouth101@gmail.com. Diagon Valley can be reached at
diagonvalleyohio@gmail.com. Edison State Community College can be
reached at 937-548-5546. All three can be found on Facebook.
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Left to Right: Rachel Carlisle, Chad Beanblossom and Melissa Eve.
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