CAC Foundation Receives Sizeable Donation From Cypress Creek Renewable

October 31, 2024
 
Central Arizona College Foundation Receives Sizeable Donation From Cypress Creek Renewables
 
By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – The Central Arizona College Foundation recently received a donation of $10,000 for Pinal Promise from Cypress Creek Renewables.
"We are delighted to provide this donation to the Pinal Promise program so that they can continue their good work providing scholarships to Pinal County students," said Stacy Gramazio, Director of External Affairs. "All young people in Pinal County should have the opportunity make a college education a reality, and we admire the Foundation's commitment to upholding the mission of the program that has been going strong since 2001."
As President of the CAC Foundation and a long-time board member, Gramazio has witnessed the positive impacts that Pinal Promise has had for students throughout Pinal County. She knew that a donation to the organization would be an outstanding benefit for county residents.
Cypress Creek is dedicated to being a partner in the communities where they develop and operate. The company has a long history of supporting education, particularly STEM education and workforce development programs. It is the company’s hope that through their support of Pinal Promise, educational opportunities will be provided for the Pinal County workforce of tomorrow.
Craig Kurtz, Executive Director of the Central Arizona College Foundation expressed his appreciation stating, “The CAC Foundation is grateful for this wonderful relationship with Cypress Creek. This will help assist in our funding efforts for the graduating seniors of Pinal County High Schools so they can enroll at any one of our Central Arizona College campuses and get their first two years of tuition at no cost!”
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About Cypress Creek Renewables
Cypress Creek Renewables is a leading renewables developer and independent power producer. It develops, finances, owns, and operates utility-scale and distributed solar and energy storage projects across the United States with a mission to power a sustainable future, one project at a time. Since inception, Cypress Creek has developed 12GW of solar and storage projects. Today it owns more than 2GW of solar and storage and has more than 20GW solar and storage pipeline. Cypress Creek’s leading O&M services business, Cypress Creek Solutions, operates and maintains more than 4GW of solar and storage projects for customers across 24 states. For more information about Cypress Creek, please visit ccrenew.com.
About Central Arizona College Foundation
The Central Arizona College Foundation serves and supports the College as a two-year institution of higher education with the primary role of providing student scholarships. It is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) entity organized under the laws of the State of Arizona. Established in 1968 by a group of public-spirited Pinal County citizens, the CAC Foundation has received financial gifts and real property from individuals and organizations. The Foundation is dedicated to increasing resources, raising funds, and creating friends and partnerships to support the mission of Central Arizona College
Central Arizona College is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti‐discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including sex assigned at birth, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact:  Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 520-494-5106 or titleix@centralaz.edu; Section 504/ADA Coordinator at studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at human.resources@centralaz.edu.
 
 ***Photo Attached - Stacy Gramazio presents donation from Cypress Creek Renewables to Craig Kurtz, Executive Director of the CAC Foundation and Dr. Jackie Elliott, CAC President