National Park College Presented $5,000 Wellness Fund

Nicole Herndon, Foundation Director, Dr. John Hogan, President of National Park College, receiving grant from Katie Gibson, Associate Director of the United Way of the Ouachitas.The United Way of the Ouachitas presented a check in the amount of $5000 to National Park College this week from the Oaklawn Wellness Fund. The fund was created to help NPC students in need and will provide food, medical care, hygiene products, dental services, as well as transportation in the form of bus passes and gas cards. “What good is your tuition if you can’t get [to class]?” said Katie Gibson, Associate Director of the United Way of the Ouachitas. “Just because you’ve graduated high school doesn’t mean you don’t have needs.”

“We’re honored to have the Support of the United Way and the Oaklawn Wellness program,” said NPC Foundation Executive Director Nicole Herndon. “Each year this fund impacts so many of our students and provides the everyday necessities so many of us take for granted. It is a privilege for us to administer the funds to our students and to help them succeed with their education and goals.”

Pictured are Herndon, Gibson, and NPC President Dr. John Hogan.