It was a spectacular year for Tackle the Tar, a 5K obstacle course and Family Fun Day sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club. Six states and 95 cities were represented by runners and volunteers. Participants were from Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Of the 924 runners, 34 ran on the Edgecombe Community College team. ECC president, Dr. Greg McLeod, was also presented the inaugural award for the First President to Cross the Finish Line!

When Edgecombe Community College early childhood instructor, QuaShawnda Everett, first learned about Harvard University’s training on early language development, she was a little apprehensive. Training at the prestigious Harvard University would be exciting, but it would be Everett’s first time flying by herself, the first time she would travel out of state alone, and her first time visiting the university.

The ECC Barbering Program offered free haircuts to the community at the Opportunities Industrialization Center’s (OIC) Annual Reentry Job & Resource Fair. This is the third year the Barbering Program participated in the event, which took place April 25. Barbering students provided 27 haircuts in OIC's Virginia St. corporate office in Rocky Mount.

On behalf of the Tarboro Rotary Club, president Greg Sessoms presented the Edgecombe Community College Foundation with a $4,000 check benefitting ECC’s public safety programs. 

“Thank you for being consistently supportive, especially of our BLET and EMS programs,” said Dr. Greg McLeod, ECC president.

Wear your ECC red, bring the family, and join the fun! Free tickets for ECC students, faculty and staff are available on both campuses. Just stop by Student Services. Game time is 6:30pm. Gates open at 5:30pm. Tickets for the general public are available on the Tarboro River Bandits website.