CACC offers new scholarships for students

BY WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter

Central Alabama Community College (CACC) is expanding scholarship opportunities for the school’s upcoming academic year.

According to Stephanie Miller, the school’s director of financial aid, the college has created six new scholarships for incoming students as the 2023-24 school year approaches.

“We redid our entire scholarship program for next year. In the past, we’ve had three basic scholarships, but we made a change so we have new scholarships,” Miller said.

Miller explained that the college generally offers scholarships annually between the months of October and February, and 2022 is no exception as scholarship applications are currently open until February 15.

“Our scholarship application for the next academic year is for the 2023-2024 year, which will start in the fall of 2023 and then spring of 2024,” Miller said.

In the past, however, the school previously awarded scholarships relating to academic excellence and career technical education, as well as an additional ambassador scholarship. CACC, however, has completely revamped the scholarship award process, Miller said.

According to Miller, the following six scholarships are now available: the Trojan Presidential Elite Scholarship, Trojan Excellence Scholarship, Trojan Ambassador

Scholarship, the CACC High School Valedictorian Scholarship, the CACC Dual to Graduation Scholarship and the CACC ACT/SAT Scholarship.

Financial aid from the new scholarships range from $1,900 to $4,000 for one academic year, with the funds renewable for an additional year for some scholarships. A grade point average requirement is also attached to various scholarships.

Before requesting financial aid, eligible students must also complete both admission application and the 20232024 FAFSA form as well as be enrolled in one of college’s degree-seeking programs.

Interested students may apply for scholarships on the college’s website.

By Rea Cord Executive Director

To help everyone get a start on your Christmas shopping come check out our Tails End Thrift Store (co-located at the shelter) this Thursday, December 1 for our Christmas Open House. The thrift store and the shelter will stay open until 8 p.m. this Thursday so please stop by to shop or just to visit – we have decorated to get us all in the spirit of Christmas and will have refreshments from 5 – 8 p.m.! Our thrift store has clothes, linens, Christmas decorations, furniture, books, collectibles, small appliances, toys and so much more! Remember the thrift store’s regular hours for shopping are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and is open to receive donations those same three days from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. noon. While at our thrift store please thank our volunteers who work so hard receiving, sorting and selling all of the donated items on behalf of all the animals we all work so hard to help. Tuesday, November 29, has been designated as “Giving Tuesday.”

If you would like to donate to our shelter you can donate via Credit Card or PayPal on our website (www. elmorehumane.org) or our Facebook, or you can call us at the shelter (334-567-3377) and we can take a credit card donation over the phone (MC, VISA, AMEX, Discover); or you can send a check to us at HSEC, 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092. We also have an Endowment Fund with the Central Alabama Community

Pet of the Week – Madame

Madame is a female possible Lab/Pit mix, about 11 months old. She was originally found as a stray, but no one came looking for her. Madame is about 50 lbs., super friendly, playful and good with other dogs.

Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over oneyear-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian.

If you are interested in meeting Madame or any of our pets, our first step is our adoption application you can do here: https://elmorehumane. org/adoption-application-onlineform2.html. Once approved, we will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet and adopt.

We are located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, our phone number is 334-567-3377 and our website is www.elmorehumane. org for more information.

Foundation if you are interested in donating to that for our long-term future!

While we hope and encourage everyone to shop locally, if you are on-line shopping and shop via www.Smile. Amazon.com you can choose our shelter to support with a small percentage donation from all of your shopping. We have also had a Wish List on Amazon and any donations of pet food, cleaning supplies and the like can be shipped straight to us and are most appreciated.

Another site popular with pet lovers is www. chewy.com and we also have a wish list of items there so you can go to and order for our pets. The link to search for us is at the bottom of their home page, “Donate to a Rescue.” Right now donations of Pedigree dry dog or puppy food would be most welcome.

Want a personalized gift for a fellow pet lover, or yourself? We are also able to make custom engraved pet ID tags in our shelter office and what better gift for any pet lover than a way to help protect their special pet! It only takes us a few minutes to make a tag and we have a wide variety of tag sizes, colors and shapes to choose from to include Auburn and Alabama tags! We even have medical alert tags for those pets that might be on medications or have special needs. For a measly $10 your pet can gain invaluable protection in the event they become lost. And – hint, hint, tags can be used for lots of things – luggage, pet crate ID, school bags, even cool jewelry perhaps! Stop by the shelter during our normal business hours of Monday through Saturday and we will be thrilled to make tags for many uses!