Community Collecting Thanksgiving Meals for ECTC Student Families

Published on Oct 8, 2024

The community is invited to help Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students and their families celebrate Thanksgiving again this year through the Family Scholar House Thanksgiving Meal Drive. This is the third year for the drive, which served 100 ECTC students and families last year. Donations will be accepted Oct. 14 to Nov. 15 at various locations throughout the community, with a goal to serve at least 100 students this year.

“ECTC students work hard to achieve their goals, and we are very proud of them,” said Lynnette Kennedy, Family Scholar House liaison who works directly with ECTC students in need. “We appreciate how our community supports and encourages the students during the holidays. We see how community support positively impacts the students and strengthens our region when they succeed.”

Each meal will include: a box of stuffing, a box of macaroni and cheese, a packet of gravy mix, cornbread mix, a can of cranberry sauce, a can of green beans, a can of corn, a box of cake mix, a tub of frosting, a box of instant mashed potatoes, a can of yams, two Kool-Aid packets, a small bag of sugar, an aluminum pan, a roll of aluminum foil, and poultry seasoning.

Monetary donations will be used to purchase a turkey, hen or ham for each meal
Community members are asked to purchase and drop off whole or partial meals at the following locations. Any other organizations interested in participating in the drive can contact Mary Jo King at Family Scholar House at maryjo.king@kctcs.edu.

• Regional Postsecondary Center (RPC) lobby, ECTC, 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown
• Academic Technical Building (ATB) lobby, ECTC, 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown
• Burnett & Griffin PLLC, 915 Memorial Court, Suite 100, Elizabethtown
• Vine Grove City Hall, 300 W. Main St., Vine Grove
• Signarama Elizabethtown, 1609 N. Dixie Hwy., Ste 117, Elizabethtown
• WesBanco, Main Branch, 425 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown
• Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Drive, Elizabethtown
• Hardin County Chamber of Commerce, 111 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown
• South Central Bank, 1000 N Dixie Hwy, Elizabethtown, KY 42701

“We are grateful to each donor, including Nolin RECC and our partners serving as drop-off sites, as well as employees from Reyes Coca-Cola and Hardin County Water District No. 2, who will coordinate the packaging and distribution of Thanksgiving meals,” said ECTC Vice President of Advancement Dr. Megan Stith. “The Thanksgiving Meal Drive makes a difference in the lives of our students so they can remain focused on their educational goals rather than the expenses of the upcoming holiday season.”

To support the drive with a monetary donation, make a credit card payment or send checks payable to ECTC Foundation may to: ECTC Foundation, Attn: Chrissie Angell, 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. For more information about the meal drive or to learn more about how you can support ECTC students, contact Chrissie Angell at chrissie.angell@kctcs.edu.