Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 15 January 2001 — Page 26

The Muncie Times, January 15, 2001, page 26

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Muncie Central High Seniors give $1,000 to MOM

“Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.” It is African sayings such as this that inspired the senior class of 2001 from Muncie Central High School to donate $1,000 to Motivate Our Minds, a nonprofit after school tutorial enrichment organization for at-risk children. One of those high school students was a former MOM participant. Monique Armstrong convinced her peers that giving to MOM’s - kids would make their contribution count toward “something positive with an educational focus.” Upon learning of her program’s nomination and who was mainly responsible for planting the seed with Muncie Central seniors, Mary Dollison, MOM founder and site coordinator said, “Monique was one of those students whom we knew had great potential. We’re very proud of her. So often you don’t hear back about who succeeded with our program.” Armstrong’s proposal made sense to class representatives Chris Jones, Carla Truex, Bryan Murray, Jennifer HobbsLorghn, and Clint VonDielinger, along with faculty mentor Linda Benner and principal Dick Daniel, who were all on hand to present the unexpected “grand gift” to Dollison, who stood alongside MOM Program Director Juanita Crider at Muncie Central High School before the holidays.

Mary Dollison

Even the location for the presentation, near the school’s scenic botanical terrarium, was symbolic of nurturing and growth. Dollison described her first reaction as “unbelief.” She said, “It was a very honor because a former student [Armstrong] who was here when she was quite young told her senior class about the program. I was ecstatic after hearing the message left on our answering machine...” The students realized that they had more than enough money to complete all of the projects for the year. Armstrong described how they arrived at a decision. “We had the Sadie Hawkins Dance, and we had [more than] 500 couples. That was extremely more what we expected,” said Armstrong. “ So the money that we had left over was basically money that would be sitting in the bank. We decided that we wanted to do something positive with it.” The group met to determine which local organization should receive the funds. Armstrong MOM SEE PAGE 29