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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ......................................................... December 2, 2020 - Support the OJC Foundation on Colorado Gives Day

LA JUNTA — The Otero Junior College Foundation invites Coloradans to support OJC’s efforts to provide scholarships to students and continue to support access to education locally by donating to the OJC Foundation on Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 8, 2020. On Colorado Gives Day individuals can give to support a healthcare scholarship, the President’s Leadership Program, Agriculture Sciences, contribute to the Partnership for Excellence fund which will support professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, support an athletic team with program support, or choose to allow the Foundation to apply their monies to the area of greatest need.

Presented by Community First Foundation and FirstBank, Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy through online giving. The event is powered by ColoradoGives.org, a year-round, online giving website. Search for the OJC Foundation the site and make a safe and secure donation in a few easy steps.

“The donations we receive on Colorado Gives Day will help us do more to support our students and ensure that we are able to continue to provide excellent, affordable, and accessible educational opportunities,” says Dillon Martin, Otero Junior College Foundation director.

Community First Foundation and FirstBank each contributed $500,000 to create $1 Million Incentive Fund, one of the largest giving-day funds in the country. Every non-profit receiving a donation on Colorado Gives Day receives a portion of the fund, which increases the value of every dollar donated. For example, if the OJC Foundation receives five percent of the total donations made on Colorado Gives Day, the OJC Foundation also receives five percent of the $1 Million Incentive Fund.

To make it even easier to give, donations can be scheduled ahead of time. On the www.coloradogives.org website search for the OJC Foundation profile and schedule your donation between now and Dec. 8.

For more information about the Otero Junior College Foundation, contact Dillon Martin, OJC Foundation director at 719-384-6890. For more information about Colorado Gives Day, please visit ColoradoGivesDay.org.

For More Information:

719-384-6822  |  sarah.petramala@ojc.edu

About Otero Junior College

Founded in 1941, Otero Junior College is located on an attractive 40-acre campus on the southern edge of La Junta, Colorado. The mission of Otero Junior College is to provide a quality higher education that is accessible, transforms lives, expands employment opportunities, enriches communities, promotes individual and global cultural diversity, and fosters economic development.

Otero Junior College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is member of the Colorado Community College System. OJC offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees for students who plan to transfer on to four-year bachelor degree programs. The College also offers numerous workforce ready degrees and certificates that prepare students to enter the workforce within one or two years.

Otero is a full-service campus offering on-campus student housing and dining services. Students have the opportunity to receive both an outstanding academic education and experience the amenities of a large university with 12 intercollegiate athletic sports and numerous student-life clubs, organizations and events.