The North Georgia Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees is planning a bridge party in memory of former Trustee Marvin Scobee, who, along with his wife, raised thousands of dollars for GED students at the school.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 2, at the Currahee Campus of NGTC. Anyone planning to participate can register for either social bridge by table group or individual or for sanctioned duplicate bridge.
A luncheon, prepared by students in the Culinary Program at NGTC, begins at 11:30 with bridge getting underway at 12:30. The cost is $30 and all proceeds will go to the Marvin Scobee Memorial Scholarship Fund for GED students.
Scobee came to NGTC in 1999 as an Adult Education Instructor. After funding was cut for the program, he continued to volunteer his time in jails throughout the school's service area. By the time he was no longer physically able to continue his work, he had taught, tested and encouraged over 500 students to receive their GED.
According to a press release from the school, his passion for changing lives led him to utilize his favorite hobby, bridge, to benefit students who could not afford to pay for the GED exam. Scobee and Jo, his wife, spearheaded bridge parties for years and raised thousands of dollars so that students could receive their GED and go to work or continue their education.
For ticket information, call the Foundation Office at 706-754-7714 or the Currahee Campus at 706-779-8100. You may also email the Foundation at [email protected]
