Members of the Fayetteville Shale Scholarship Fund Board announced a $110,000 donation towards the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton’s upcoming capital campaign during an event today at the University of Arkansas System office. As part of the event, the organization also awarded 76 scholarships to students currently enrolled in the college’s petroleum technology program. The contribution is the largest number of scholarships awarded in the program’s history. The Fayetteville Shale Scholarship Fund is a non-profit organization made up of member companies who work in the state’s natural gas industry. The group hosts several fundraisers throughout the year to raise scholarship funds for students seeking careers in the state’s oil and natural gas industry. Jon Swann, vice president and interim president of the fund board, stated, “Through the board’s fundraising activities, we have been able to raise enough money to guarantee scholarships for the next several yea...

The Conway County Vision 2020 Class XI is hosting “Caring for the Care Center,” a benefit banquet for the Conway County Care Center, on March 14, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Downtown Church of Christ Family Life Center. The event will feature a formal dinner, live and silent auction, and a friendly competition between members of each table during the event. The UACCM table is sponsoring a bake sale on Thursday, March 5 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Room 206 in the Business Technology Center. All money raised through the bake sale will go towards the total money raised by the UACCM table, and will ultimately go to the Conway County Care Center. If you have a sweet tooth, be sure to stop by and bid on some awesome goodies. If you are interested in bringing a baked good to donate to the sale, drop it by BTC Room 206 before the bake sale kicks off. For more information, contact Kristi Strain at 501-977-2085 or at strain@uaccm.edu .