The Neighborhood Outreach Connection (NOC) hosted the “Fore the Teachers” Golf Tournament on May 18 at Port Royal Plantation Golf Club – Planters Row Course — to raise money to support the dedicated teachers who participate in NOC’s after school programs in HHI and Bluffton.
Teachers are the backbone of NOC’s education program, which helps children in low-income neighborhoods improve their learning skills in math and language arts so that they can meet school standards and excel academically.
Many people helped to make this tournament a success by signing up to play; by spreading the word about the tournament; by encouraging friends to join in as well. Many of you also contributed by helping NOC identify sponsors who were willing to support the tournament through financial contributions. See Attachment below for tournament details.
Raising additional funds for teachers allows us to have more teachers participate, along with high school tutors and adult volunteers, thus providing quality and consistent support to children participating in NOC’s extended learning program. NOC’s after school program is vitally important for children in low-income neighborhoods who receive little support at home and have limited opportunities within their community.
We must invest in the children … they are our future. And teachers are our front-line warriors in promoting literacy and acquisition of information and knowledge.
Archives for May 2013
Creative Video By NOC Teen Mentor
NOC high school volunteer, Hannah Brink, a junior at HH High, has prepared a creative and thoughtful video about NOC’s after school program at Oaks, capturing the dynamics of children and tutors participating actively. The video shows the excitement of children as they participate in the after school tutoring, homework support, and compass learning at NOC’s Program Center at Oaks. Through the video, viewers can hear the voices of a number of tutors speaking about their experiences and the benefits of the program. Hannah Brink exemplifies the outstanding work that the high school volunteers from HH High, HH Prep, and HH Christian Academy are doing through NOC’s outreach program.