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Palo Verde College Foundation Offers Scholarships NEEDLES - Financing continuing education can be a major challenge - frequently the major challenge - for the college-bound. Needles High School students have an ally: the Palo Verde College Foundation which, among other things, has scholarship funds available. Rabobank donates $10K toward ending PVC student hunger: Local bank delivers funds to college as part 'Hunger Free Campus Initiative' In commitment to and support of maximizing local collegiate student success, representatives from the resident Rabobank company presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to the Palo Verde College (PVC) Foundation at the campus Anthony J. Reale Building's Assembly Room, Jan. 24. The "Hunger Free Campus Initiative" donation sum served as a vital infusion of fiscal support toward kick-starting a campus-based food pantry for students who struggle making ends meet in their day-to-day lives - a tangible concern that's felt and reportedly grown across college and university institutions nationwide. PVC Foundation honors local patron Ron Baker at 2018 Christmas Dinner & Gathering, Dec. 7 Palo Verde College (PVC) staff, faculty, and friends came together earlier this evening, Dec. 7, to host the institution's 2018 Christmas Dinner & Gathering at the campus Pirate's Den, as well as to collectively thank and recognize the long-standing patronage and support of the evening's guest of honor. "His wife (Glen Baker) had a difficult time getting him to come out tonight, but he's here with a smile - I'm speaking of Ron Baker," said PVC Foundation board member and friend Marcella Thomas. Read More |