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June 7, 2012
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College to increase tuition
Emergency food distribution set
Students adopt 2 yaks
Canton society seeking volunteers
The Wayne County Community
College District (WCCCD) Board of
Trustees increased tuition at a reg-
ular board meeting last month.
The 11- percent increase raises the
tuition rate to $99 per credit hour
for in-district students. The new
rate will take effect in the fall
semester this year.
The proposed increase in
tuition will generate approximate-
ly $3,899,780 in additional tuition
revenue assuming enrollment lev-
els of 52,000 students per academic
year.
The tuition increase was neces-
sitated by the decline in Wayne
County property tax collection as a
result of the economic downturn.
Preserving tuition revenue will
assist in mitigating the impact on
the districts' overall revenue base,
according to Dr. Curtis L. Ivery,
chancellor.
Out-Of-District students will
receive a 9 percent increase to
$120 per credit hour and Out-Of-
State/International students will
receive a 7 percent increase to
$150 per credit hour.
“Clearly, this is not a decision
we would make lightly,” said Ivery
“Community colleges across the
nation are facing the same eco-
nomic challenges and reaching the
same conclusion to increase
tuition. In order to preserve our
ability to continue to serve our stu-
dents and offer the programs to
turn this economy around, we need
to be fiscally realistic and make
soundmanagement decisions.”
The next distribution of emer-
gency food by Plymouth
Community United Way is sched-
uled for Thursday, June 21.
Income guidelines were adjust-
ed effectiveMarch 1 to allowmore
individuals and families to be
served by The Emergency Food
Assistance Program (TEFAP)
which provides low-income
Plymouth andNorthville residents
with canned and non-perishable
items.
All recipientsmust be pre-regis-
tered. This is a supplemental food
program so it may be used in addi-
tion to other assistance programs.
Bridge Card holders automatically
qualify, but need to pre-register.
Recipients not currently on gov-
ernmental assistance (food
stamps, ADC and general) need to
provide documentation including
proof of income and residency
before receiving food on distribu-
tiondays.
Distributions continue the third
Thursday of eachmonth from9:30-
-11 a.m. at St. Kenneth Catholic
Church inPlymouth.
For information and to register,
call Plymouth Community United
Way (734) 453-6879, ext. 2.
The Canton Historical Society
currently has openings for a volun-
teer Development Officer and a
Volunteer Coordinator.
The Development Officer will
direct all efforts to raise necessary
funds to support Canton Historical
Society operations and programs.
Responsibilities include: develop-
ing, implementing and managing
annual fundraising activities; secur-
ing financial support from individ-
ual donors, as well as foundations
and corporations; maintaining
donation records; creating and
implementing strategies for annual
donor campaigns by contacting indi-
viduals, businesses, government
agencies and charitable founda-
tions.
TheVolunteer Coordinator devel-
ops, promotes and maintains the
Canton Historical Society volunteer
program. Responsibilities include
recruitment, training and adminis-
tration of volunteers for special pro-
grams/events, as well as daily opera-
tions. Additional duties include:
scheduling of all volunteer activity,
such as museum tours as well as vis-
its to the Bartlett-Travis House,
Cady-Boyer Barn and other historic
sites; reporting on volunteer activity
and assessment of volunteer needs;
administering volunteer orientation
and identifying community outreach
opportunities for recruitment.
TheCantonHistorical Museumis
located at 1022 S. Canton Center
Road, on the corner of Canton
Center Road and Heritage Park
Drive.
To volunteer, contact themuseum
at (734) 397-0088 or email
Cantonhist@comcast.net. To learn
about these and other volunteer
opportunities, visit www.cantonhis-
toricalsociety.org.
Want to wear green? That will
cost $1 Want some beads? That's
another $1 fee. That's the way stu-
dents at MeadsMill Middle School
collected $400 to adopt Prince and
Kewpie Doll the two new yaks at
MayburyFarm.
"The whole idea came about by
some brainstorming with the
Meads Mill para-professionals,”
said Media Professional Debbie
Emmons. "We wanted to reach out
to the Northville community in
some way so we came up with the
idea of having a school wide dona-
tion day to support Maybury Farm.
On Friday, March 16 (St. Patrick's
Day was on Saturday this year),
the students who chose to wear
green would donate a dollar or if
they chose to purchase a green
beaded necklace - another dollar
would be donated, with all monies
going to support Maybury Farm.
In total, they collected the $400
needed to adopt, for one year, the
two yaks atMayburyFarm.
They presented the check to
the Northville Community
Foundation President Shari
Peters, on May 24. This is the sec-
ond year that the Meads Mill
Middle School has selected the
Maybury Farm adoption program
as a beneficiary. Students
received a framed photo of the
yaks and well as an official adop-
tion certificate.
Students, para-professionals and teachers worked together at Meads Mill
Middle School to collect enough to adopt two yaks at Maybury Farm.