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FIRST RECIPIENT OF CARS FOR COLLEGE
Pictured left to right are Lenoir Community College President Dr. Rusty Hunt, first Cars for College recipient Devan Shackleford and President/CEO of Harvey Enterprises & Affiliates John McNairy.
It’s not every day that a person can be in the right place at the right time, but for Devan Shackleford of Kinston that’s where he found himself recently. Shackleford became the first recipient of a vehicle awarded through the Lenoir Community College Cars for College program. The Cars for College program was launched after a $250,000 honorarium was gifted by the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Foundation to commemorate former Trustee John O. McNairy’s 20 years of service to the ZSR Foundation. The program is an economic mobility initiative that secures transportation for students who are enrolled at LCC and earning college credit. The intended outcome is to remove
the mobility barriers that often prevent students from owning and operating a safe and dependable motor vehicle. “I’m just so excited,” Shackleford said. “I never dreamed I would be able to afford a car now. I am so thankful for the Cars for College program and to Mr. (John) McNairy for his contribution to the program and to the College. I am so appreciative of his support to the program and his commitment to education. I’ve had a lot of encouragement along the way to get to this point. Everyone has been so helpful,” he said. “I knew the first time I heard about this program from Dr. Hunt that it was a winner,” said John McNairy, President/CEO of Harvey Enterprises & Affiliates.
THE PROGRAM IS AN ECONOMIC MOBILITY INITIATIVE THAT SECURES TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED AT LCC AND EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT.
