MVCTC Students Declare “No One Fights Alone”
Englewood, Ohio - The Miami Valley Career Technology Center held its first annual ‘No One Fights Alone” Walk on Thursday, October 19, 2017. The event was held to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and St. Vincent DePaul in Dayton. In order to patriciate in the walk around the MVCTC campus, students donated $1 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and donation of toiletry items to the St. Vincent DePaul Homeless Shelter in Dayton. Over $1,200 was raised for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and over 1,000 items were collected for the homeless shelter.
“The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.” For more information about LLS, visit www.lls.org.
St. Vincent de Paul of Dayton, is “for adults and families in the Miami Valley who are on the brink of becoming homeless or who are already homeless, St Vincent de Paul - District Council of Dayton, through its Conferences (chapters) and Special Works, provides person-to-person emergency assistance and supportive services to those living in the Montgomery Country and surrounding communities.” Learn more at stvincentdayton.org.
What started almost 50 years ago as the Montgomery County Joint Vocational School (JVS) has transformed into the Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC). While the name has changed, the mission remains the same. MVCTC is dedicated to providing training for in-demand jobs and college-readiness skills for high school and adult students across Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren Counties.
For more information about MVCTC, visit www.mvctc.com or follow MVCTC on Facebook (Facebook.com/MVCTC) or Twitter (Twitter.com/MVCTC).
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Photo: MVCTC Class of 2018 participating in the No One Fights Alone Walk to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and St. Vincent DePaul in Dayton.
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