Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Annual Recognition Ceremony 2024 on June 27th at James Lee Community Center! It was wonderful to honor the hard work our dedicated students, volunteers, instructors, and community partners have put in throughout the past year.
It was inspiring to hear from our student essay readers on this year's theme, "A World of Opportunity" and celebrate with the EEC community. We are so fortunate to have such amazing students, volunteers, and community partners to honor at this year’s Annual Recognition Ceremony.
We would like to thank Saddam Azlan Salim of the Senate of Virginia for presenting the Virginia Senate Resolution commending the English Empowerment Center. Thank you to the office of Congressman Gerry Connolly for presenting the Congressional Record listing our awardees.
Congratulations to all of our essay writers, award winners, instructors, students, and partners, whose recognitions can be found in our Program Book!
Special thanks to our guest speaker Supervisor Andres Jimenez, Fairfax County Mason District, for his inspiring address!
Student Essay Spotlights
Amina Abbasi
Jakeline Barahona
Juan Pablo Oporto
2024 Patricia M. Donnelly Merit Scholarship Award Winner
Carminia Zurita
Volunteers of the Year
Dan Clancy
Eva Kaplan
Kathleen McCleary
Community Partner Awards
Fairfax County's Solid Waste Management
MainStreet Bank
Philip L. Graham Fund
Congratulations to EEC instructor, Jackie Corkins, on receiving the special Mid Allen Ries Award for your years of service empowering English language learners in the community.
Thank you all for a fantastic year! We look forward to continuing to build a community empowered by the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.