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"The ECW's
Graduation Gift Fund, part two of our 2015-2016 outreach project, God
Bless the Children, will help the graduates as they begin a new phase of
their lives," said Nancy Sands, Diocesan ECW President. "Please help
the ECW Graduation Gift Fund grow."
Contributions
received through May 27 will be used to gift the graduates this year.
The amount of each gift will be based on the funds collected and the
number of graduates. This year a total of thirteen students are
expected to graduate from the Boys Home and Jackson-Field. The number of
graduates varies each year.
"We've averaged about six
graduates a year over the last six years," said Megan-Drew Tiller,
Church Relations, Boys Home of Virginia. "This year, we're expecting
nine!"
"The past five years we have had between four
and twelve Gwaltney School graduates, with the average being four to
seven," said Ann Chaffins, Vice President of Advancement, Jackson-Feild
Homes. "This number remains fluid until we get closer to graduation day,
June 10, 2016. Currently, we anticipate having four graduates who have
earned their GEDs."
Like most high school graduates,
Boys Home and Jackson-Feild graduates chose a variety of paths to follow
from attending college to joining a military service. This year most
of the graduates are planning a career in a technical field or they will
enter the workforce. A new Center for Applied Trades, opened recently
at the Boys Home and led by an alum and his wife, offers graduates
training to be certified in trades such as welding and plumbing. At
Jackson-Feild vocational programs at the Gwaltney School prepare
graduates to enter the workforce with certification in fields such as
home health care, food preparation and cake decorating.
