Janice Smith Payne, 83, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Ms. Payne was born on March 1, 1937 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Samuel V. and Virginia M. Smith. She was a 1955 graduate of Chattanooga High School, and she obtained her B.A. from the University of Chattanooga in 1959, where she was a member of the Pi Phi sorority. In 1982 she earned her Masters in Elementary Administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Ms. Payne spent 38 years working for the Hamilton County Department of Education. She began her teaching career at James A. Henry Elementary, then she served at Pineville Elementary and Big Ridge Elementary. In 1991, she spent a year traveling throughout Tennessee as an evaluator for the Career Ladder program. In 1992, she became the Assistant Principal at Calvin Donaldson Elementary, and in 1994 she became the Principal of East Lake Elementary, where she remained until her retirement in 19
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Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) Board of Trustees Appoints Ginger Hardage as Board .
Ronald McDonald House CharitiesJanuary 13, 2021 GMT
Ginger Hardage
Ginger Hardage
Chicago, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®), a global non-profit that creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families, announces the appointment of Ginger Hardage as the new global Chair of the Board of Trustees and welcomes Michael L. Thompson and Nicole Enearu to serve as members of the Board.
Young Kwak Beacon Hill Catering & Events co-owner Ellie Aaro, left, leads an effort to feed families while supporting the hard-hit hospitality industry. She s pictured with Beacon Hill Executive Chef Ryan Jordan. T
he hospitality industry keeps taking punches as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, with few signs of improvement, but that hasn’t stopped dozens of local business owners from giving back to the community even as their own livelihoods struggle. Beacon Hill Events and Catering is spearheading a new collaborative effort to feed families served by area nonprofits while supporting restaurant and catering businesses across Spokane. The Care to Nourish program launched in late December and currently involves seven restaurants and caterers that are also
RMHC Scholars Scholarship Application Deadline Extended Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga offers 20-25, $2,000 college scholarships to area high school seniors who demonstrate academic achievement, community involvement and financial need. The deadline to submit an application online-only, and all required documentation, has been extended from Jan. 28-Feb. 12.
Students with an EFC (Expected Family Contribution) over $25,000 will not be eligible to apply this year. Applicants must live in the Tennessee Valley Region (eligible county list on application website). Applicants must also be high school seniors with a minimum 2.7 GPA and be eligible to attend a two or four-year college or university with a full course of study in the fall of 2021.