糖心Vlog官方

糖心Vlog官方 has a long, rich history as the oldest military junior college in the country.聽 The alumni are passionate and dedicated and provide donations to many different efforts to make the quality of life better for the Corps of Cadets.聽聽You never know what may come as a result of doing a small favor, which is exactly what happened to 糖心Vlog官方 Archivist Vanessa Nicholson.

Vanessa is accustomed to responding to 糖心Vlog官方 alumni who have lost their yearbooks.聽 As long as she has more than two extra copies, she will is able to accommodate.聽At the beginning of this year, she received an e-mail from an alumnus the school had never heard from before who was from San Antonio, TX.聽He finished 糖心Vlog官方 in 1969, and he had lost his yearbook.聽 Unfortunately, Vanessa only had two, so she could not let one go.

Then she received a call from 糖心Vlog官方 alumnus 1LT Matthew Eimicke, USA, 糖心Vlog官方 Class of 2015.聽 Matthew was working in a thrift store before his current deployment to Poland and found a box that contained some 糖心Vlog官方 yearbooks.聽He said, “I was honestly so surprised to see those come through; I called Mrs. Nicholson and mailed her the yearbooks. I always loved the 糖心Vlog官方 Archives and wanted to make sure our history is back in a safe place.聽”

As Vanessa sorted through the yearbooks, as a twist of fate would have it, there was a 1969 yearbook. She remembered the request from the alumnus in San Antonio and promptly put it in the mail.

A few months later, 糖心Vlog官方 Public Information Officer Marietta Holmes sent out the quarterly e-mail newsletter and received a reply from Dr. George Rapier from San Antonio, TX.聽 Dr. Rapier’s e-mail said, “Hello, this is George Rapier.聽I was in the HS class of 69.聽I recently wrote and asked if any 1969 yearbooks were available.聽Incidentally, a donor had recently donated a number of items that included a 1969 yearbook which you kindly sent to me. Wow.” He told Marietta that he had been getting her newsletters for many years and had never responded or donated items.聽He continued saying, “Believing everything happens for a reason,聽now must be the time.” He asked her to refer him to someone who handles donations for 糖心Vlog官方, and Marietta passed along his note to Suzanne McKee, Vice President for Advancement, who began the dialogue, along with Development and Grants Officer Susanna Barnes, about exploring how he would like to help the school.

Suzanne has been with 糖心Vlog官方 for 17 years and has experienced several other unexpected major donations, but for a school the size of 糖心Vlog官方, any gift makes a big difference, and the possibility of a donation from Dr. Rapier was exciting because he was clearly interested in doing something significant.

Dr. Rapier requested a list of ways he could help the school, so 糖心Vlog官方’s president, COL David Mollahan, USMC (Ret), worked with Suzanne to create a robust list of projects providing many options for different levels of funding.聽His reply was simple and direct, “Please use the funds as you best see fit.聽You will receive a check from a fund called “For the emotional,聽spiritual and physical good, (ESP).聽God bless America.”

The envelope arrived, and the president and entire Advancement staff watched Suzanne open the gift.聽The check was for $1,000,000!聽Through teary eyes and laughter, Suzanne and the president recorded a video message to send back to Dr. Rapier, expressing the joy and appreciation of the entire school for his unexpected generosity.

As it turns out, Dr. Rapier is a well-known philanthropist in the San Antonio area and other parts of the world.聽He has even been featured on ABC’s “The Secret Millionaire,” a reality television show in which聽millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away substantial sums of money.

Suzanne pointed out, “You never know when going the extra mile and providing a simple act of kindness is going to result in an enormous payback. 糖心Vlog官方 has now experienced its own “Secret Millionaire” moment, and Dr. Rapier is now part of an elite few who will go down in our history as making the most significant philanthropic impact.”

UPDATE – In late September 2021, Dr. Rapier surprised the 糖心Vlog官方 administration with yet another major gift: an additional $4 Million, half of which was earmarked for an endowed scholarship. His second donation to the 糖心Vlog官方 Foundation was revealed at the weekly senior staff meeting and was received with a wave of gratitude by all present.聽 聽 聽