The Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission recently announced its Community Recognition Awards. The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County has been named the Industry/Business Award recipient for services provided in promoting positive human relations in Fayetteville and Cumberland County.
The Human Relations Commission recognized the Arts Council’s effort in making the community a better, more harmonious place to live, work, and recreate. The honor highlights the Arts Council’s Equal Employment Opportunity program, its commitment to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion, its training seminars and direction for upward mobility, and
efforts to expand the Arts Council’s grant programs to target underrepresented groups and individuals in Cumberland County.
“It is such an honor to have been selected for this award and for others to see the Arts Council’s efforts to improve the workplace for our staff and expanding opportunities for all in our community,” said Interim President and CEO of the Arts Council Bob Pinson in a press release.
“A special thanks goes to Kennon Jackson, Executive Vice President of the Arts Council, our incredible staff, our entire Board of Trustees, and to our HR/DEAI Committee members for all the work that has been put into making our organization better every day. Together, we all can make a positive difference in our world.”
In addition, the Arts Council congratulates current Board of Trustees member, Dr. Kenjuana McCray, Dean of Arts and Humanities at Fayetteville Technical Community College, for receiving the Educator Award from the Human Relations Commission.
The award ceremony will be held at the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens on Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
To wrap up the first day, attendees were able to meet up for a social event at the Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko. in Southern Pines where a $10,000 check was presented to the Joint Special Operations Foundation for their scholarship fund. Photo pr
The three-story, 200,000 square-foot business incubator space is located at 420 Maiden Lane. The building features an elevator, construction has begun on handicap bathrooms for the first floor and the second and third floors feature window walls offering views of Segra Stadium.
Image provided by FTCCFocused on building the local workforce and streamlining the education process through real world learning, the Hope, Opportunity, Prosperity through Education Program at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC), also kno
