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Members of the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Alpha Mu Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa spent time spreading good cheer over the holiday break. A group of members went Christmas Caroling door-to-door on December 23. ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Professor Dr. Paula Wilhite was among the Mount Pleasant residents who received a surprise serenade. She commented in a recent Facebook post: "The best of the best! Thanks for the wonderful music..."

This was one of many community service projects that Alpha Mu Chi conducts throughout the year.

Friday, Jan. 24

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Mr. Gene Hinson (left) and Mrs. Beverly Hinson (right) are pictured giving donations to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ.††Mr. Hinson gave a $500 check to establish the new Hinson Ranch Scholarship and Mrs. Hinson contributed $300 to the Richard E. & Joan Eckman Memorial Scholarship for students in the Industrial Technology Training Center. For information on these or other scholarship opportunities at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ please contact Dr. McCullough at 903-434-8115.

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At a special called meeting Thursday, the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ Board of Trustees appointed Robin Sharp to fill the unexpired term of the place six board seat recently vacated by Bill Priefert. Sharp will be sworn in at the next regular board meeting in January.

Sharp is Executive Vice President at Guaranty Bond Bank. He has 29 years experience in banking. Sharp earned his bachelorπs degree from Texas Tech University, attended the American British College in Barcelona, Spain, and continued his education at Southwestern Graduate School of Banking.

Jerry and Susan Massey, formerly of Pittsburg, are pictured presenting a $1,300 check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough (left), Vice President for Advancement at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓƵӰԺ.† The funds are designated for the Campaign for the Whatley and will be matched dollar for dollar with a newly-announced matching grant for the Campaign.† The $1,300 year-end gift of the Massey?s will result in $2,600 toward the Campaign.† For more information on this, or if you are interested in making a matching gift to the Campaign for the Whatley, please contact Dr. McCullough at 903-434-8115.

Kyle Penney (right), President of East Texas Communities Foundation, and Dr.

Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas (CIS), in collaboration with Brookshire?s and Super 1 Foods, coordinated the Spirit of Christmas Food Drive again this year.††This is the 15^th†year that CIS has collected and distributed food to families during the holiday season.