Members of the Honor Our Firsts Board, the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, and Rewarding Responders presented WCC with a $10,000 check to be used for its Public Safety Division. Pictured from left to right are: Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer, Chretien Dumond, Mallory Dumond, Angie Blizzard, Liz Arnette, Hailey Kirby, Tabatha Hare, Emily Byrd, and Scott Satterfield.

Members of the Honor Our Firsts Board, the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, and Rewarding Responders presented WCC with a $10,000 check to be used for its Public Safety Division. Pictured from left to right are: Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer, Chretien Dumond, Mallory Dumond, Angie Blizzard, Liz Arnette, Hailey Kirby, Tabatha Hare, Emily Byrd, and Scott Satterfield.

GOLDSBORO – For the second year in a row, the Honor Our Firsts Board has donated funds from their annual gala to support local first responder training initiatives at Wayne Community College.

Members of the board, along with representatives from the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and local nonprofit Rewarding Responders, presented a check for $10,000 to the Foundation of WCC to be used for the College’s Public Safety programs and initiatives.

“We are truly grateful for the donation that Honor Our Firsts has presented to the Public Safety Division,” said WCC’s Dean of Public Safety Angie Blizzard. “The thoughtful contribution will go toward the purchase of an ambulance for our Emergency Medical Services program.”

The Honor Our Firsts Gala began so that first responders could enjoy an evening out in the community they serve. “We just wanted to give back. They give so much of themselves,” said Liz Arnette, founder of Honor Our Firsts.

“They get to have fun, but in the meantime, the gala also raises money to give back to causes that support them, and a lot of that support is to train new first responders, which we desperately need in Wayne County,” Arnette said.

The third annual Honor Our Firsts Gala will be held March 23, 2024.

Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves around 11,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 240 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.