The fifth annual Jeremy’s Scholarship Gala, a fundraising event to benefit aspiring teachers, will be held Thursday, April 19, 2011 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Omar Shrine Temple in Mt. Pleasant. The event is hosted by the College of Charleston’s School of Education, Health, and Human Performance and the Chuck and Sara Calhoun Davis Foundation, and will feature live entertainment by Quiana Parler and Friends and silent and live auctions with guest emcee Rob Fowler of WCBD.
Event proceeds benefit the Jeremy Warren Vann Memorial Scholarship, created by Chuck and Sara Calhoun Davis in memory of their son, a graduate of the College of Charleston. Jeremy aspired to become an elementary school teacher but lost his life in an automobile accident before he was able to fulfill his dream.
Silent auction items include restaurant and spa gift certificates, golf packages, original art, tickets to local events and more. Live auction items include a diamond necklace, a luxury vacation in Mexico, a private dinner hosted by cookbook author and television personality Nathalie Dupre, and more.
Twenty students have benefited from scholarships from the Davis Foundation, which funds tuition during their clinical internships. Future teachers work full time as student teachers in public school classrooms without pay during their clinical internships. Though invaluable to their preparation for teaching careers, an internship requires tremendous time commitment, making secondary jobs difficult and financial resources tight for these students.
Tickets for the gala are $100 per person, tables of six are $750, and tables of eight are $1,000.
To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Eliza Cleveland at 84.953.1984 or ClevelandE@cofc.edu.
