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8 UCW JUNE 2-8, 2021 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM NEWS Cumberland Community Foundation awards $250k grant for FTCC nursing expansion a STAFF REPORT FTCC Foundation received a grant of $250,000 from Cumberland Community Foundation for the expansion of the nursing program and renovation of the Nursing Education and Simulation Center. e grant is the second largest grant received by FTCC Foundation for the nursing expansion. e largest grant received for the project was from the Golden LEAF Foundation for $961,200. "Cumberland Community Foundation makes a significant difference in improving the lives of the citizens of Cumberland County," said FTCC Presi- dent Dr. Larry Keen. "Our Nursing Education and Simulation Center has been enhanced significantly by their support and ongoing commitment to the students, faculty and our community members by their generosity and ongoing fulfillment of their vision and mission." e grant is in honor of Cumberland Community Foundation's 40th anniversary. e lobby in the Nursing Education and Simulation Center will be named for Dr. Lucile West Hutaff, the founder of Cumberland Community Foundation. Dr. Hutaff was the first full-time female faculty member at Bowman Gray School of Medicine where she served for 29 years. Her career was dedicated to helping others through preventative and com- munity medicine. When she retired and moved back to Fayetteville, she created Cumberland Commu- nity Foundation with a donation of stock valued at $576,840. In 2020, Cumberland Community Foun- dation assets were valued at $115,419,715. CCF has paid $61 million in grants and scholarships since its inception. A second room in the Nursing Education and Simulation Center will be named in memory of the founders of the first five community endowments at Cumberland Community Foundation. ese endow- ments support the best opportunities and greatest needs in Cumberland County, NC, every year. e founders are: Rachel W. and J. S. Harper; Elizabeth E. and omas R. McLean; Mary Y. and Walter C. Moorman; Iris M. and James M. ornton; Mary B. and Wilson F. Yarborough. FTCC will renovate the building that formerly housed the childcare center to create a dedicated nursing education facility. is will add new simula- tion and skills labs, classrooms, meeting spaces and faculty offices for the nursing program. ree nursing programs will be housed in this facility – Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and Certified Nurse Assistant I & II (CNA). ese programs will be moved to the 33,500-square- foot, 2-story building from their current location in the Health Technologies Center, which will continue to house 13 other programs. e first floor of the nursing education facility will be completely reno- vated. e second floor includes 9 classrooms and 10 faculty offices and will not need renovation at this time. is renovation and expansion will allow FTCC to increase its capacity for nursing students and to provide much needed graduates to the medical community. FTCC Foundation partners with donors to support Fayetteville Technical Community College by raising awareness and financial resources to provide college access for students to attain their educational and career goals. e mission of FTCC Foundation is to foster and promote the growth, progress and general welfare of FTCC, provide supplementary financial support to the College and its students, and advance and enrich the services provided for students, the community, alumni, faculty and staff. FTCC Foun- dation manages more than 200 scholarship endow- ments and other funds. • Train using the latest computer-aided drafting & building information modeling software, plus 3 D scanning technology • Assist architects, engineers & construction professionals in developing plans • Associate Degree & Certificate programs • *Prepares students for Autodesk User Certification, valid nationwide. www.faytechcc.edu – (910) 678-8400 – admissions@faytechcc.edu