Lisa Turlington, left, executive director of the Sampson Community College Foundation, poses with Nydia Gonzales, Basic Skills instructor and team captain of the Foundation's campus drive during the kickoff event, dubbed as a renewing of vows ... to the college. (Gloria Edwards/SCC)

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SCC staff don wedding garb to renew vow of commitment during the Campus Drive, which raises money for the SCC Foundation.

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Britt Honeycutt, portraying a tipsy bride, prepares to take her pretend vows with SCC's Bill Kemmer as Oscar Rodriguez officiates during the Campus Drive kickoff last week.

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Alonzo Royal, Bill Kemmer, Britt Honeycutt, Shelby Kidd, Judye Tart, Oscar Rodriquez, Lynn Cavenaugh and Amanda Raynor watch flower girl, Joellen Axthem.

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Geneva Tatum, supervisor of Housekeeping at SCC and 2012 EXCEL finalist, enjoys wedding cake.

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Sharon Herring, Teresa Wolf and Susan Baxter go all out with fabulous hats!

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Sharon Herring, Teresa Wolf and Susan Baxter go all out with fabulous hats!

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Judye Tart, director of Financial Aid at the college, gest emotional about the beautiful ceremony.

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Angie Warner and Frankie Sutter serve wedding cake to Nicole Jordan and Pam Wise.

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The Sampson Community College Foundation Annual Campus Drive is off to a great start.

According to Lisa Turlington, executive director of the Foundation, the staff and faculty of the college have a long history of 100 percent participation in the Campus Drive, and they set the tone for the rest of the year for fundraising.

The Foundation hosted a wedding-themed luncheon last week, with a ceremony to renew the vow of commitment to the students and staff of the college.

The success of the campaign relies heavily on the leadership of team captains Ronnie Adams and Nydia Gonzales and Paul Wolf and Anita Boney who are supported by the committee.

“I am proud of the way the people here support the Campus Drive. By committing their own resources to the Foundation, the employees are sending a strong message that they believe in the mission of Sampson Community College, and that is about the best endorsement we can get,” stated Turlington.

Candy Taylor, one of the committee members, noted, “I am glad to help with this event because I see how these funds can be used to support the students and the staff here at the college.”