German American Food Drive supports OCTC Pathfinder Pantry
Owensboro, KY (10/24/2019) — Local branches of German American Bank donated over 300 items to Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) Pathfinder Pantry. Items were collected during the bank's Customer Appreciation celebration the week of October 7-11.
Bank representatives delivered the donations to the college and had the opportunity to visit the food pantry and the Pathfinder Den, OCTC's student success center. Dr. Andrea Borregard, Dean of Student Affairs, spoke about the college's wraparound student services and the role the food pantry plays in potentially alleviating food insecurity for OCTC's students.
"We heard about OCTC's Food Pantry and our team decided we wanted to contribute. We are excited to have the opportunity to give back to our community," said Amy Jackson, German American Bank Regional President.
More than 30 students have made over 70 trips to the pantry since September.
For more information or questions about OCTC's Pathfinder Den and services, please contact Dr. Andrea Borregard at andrea.borregard@kctcs.edu or 270.686.4521.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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The German American Team with OCTC Faculty & Staff in OCTC's Pathfinder Pantry on the main campus.