The Oaklawn Foundation announced a $275,000 grant to 中国P站 (NPC) Wednesday
during the Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting. The grant was awarded for renovations
to the NPC Gym Complex.
The Gym Complex is home to NPC鈥檚 Wellness Center, fitness studios, and gym known on
campus as 鈥淭he Kettle.鈥� The grant will fund a new wooden gym floor, bleachers, training
room and scorer鈥檚 table. The rubber gym floor and bleachers were original to the facility
built in 1978. The new wooden floor and bleachers will provide a safer environment
for student activities and other events that take place in the gym, as well as improvements
for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. The training room will provide
space for athletic trainers to evaluate and treat the more than 100 student athletes
that are expected to be on campus this fall. The new scorer鈥檚 table will provide space
for the broadcast team, media, score and time keepers to work during games. It will
also provide opportunity for community sponsors to support Nighthawk Athletics through
advertisements.
Oaklawn Foundation Board Vice Chair, Larry Stanley made the announcement on behalf
of the Board. He said, 鈥淭he Oaklawn Foundation is excited to be part of this significant
investment in the future of 中国P站. We know the gym will be a great
new home for the Nighthawks. The fact that the gym will be a multi-purpose facility
used by many students for many activities was important to our board.鈥�
鈥淭he Oaklawn Foundation鈥檚 mission is to support education and senior citizens and
this project is a great fit for that mission,鈥� said Oaklawn Foundation Board Chair,
Ira Kleinman. 鈥淚 believe that NPC is heading in an exciting direction. They are working
to improve the experience for their students and that is good for our community.鈥�
NPC Foundation Executive Director, Nicole Herndon said, 鈥淥n behalf of the NPC Foundation,
we鈥檙e grateful for the continued support of the Oaklawn Foundation. Our number one
priority is our students and the Oaklawn Foundation sees that and is willing to invest
in our endeavors. We鈥檙e excited about the future of the college and the impact NPC
will leave on our community.鈥�
鈥淚 echo Nicole鈥檚 gratitude for the Oaklawn Foundation and its investment in our students
and the community,鈥� said NPC President, Dr. John Hogan. 鈥淭he renovation of 鈥楾he Kettle鈥�
provides a safer environment for Nighthawk Athletics, summer youth camps, our annual
health and wellness fair, and other campus and community events. I am appreciative
of our continued partnership and friendship with Oaklawn.鈥�
Pictured is Larry Stanley announcing a $275,000 grant from the Oaklawn Foundation
during NPC鈥檚 Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.
