Bond
Campaign Opens Headquarters Office
 With the legislative session
over for the year, NCCBI is now focused on
passage of the $3.1 billion in higher education
facilities bond referendum on the November
ballot. Leslie Bevacqua (left), NCCBI's vice
president of governmental affairs, has begun her
leave of absence to run the campaign, which will
be headquartered in a suite of offices in the
same building (and even on the same floor) as
NCCBI's offices in downtown Raleigh. The campaign
organization is known as North Carolinians for
Educational Opportunity.
Leaders of the campaign said they have raised $1
million of a $3 million goal to promote the
bonds. One of the first received was a $100,000
personal contribution from Phil Phillips, former
chairman of NCCBI.
Several groups and organizations have officially
endorsed the bonds, including the board of
directors of NCEITA, the North Carolina
Electronics and Information Technologies
Association. "North Carolina's universities
and community colleges provide a tremendous part
of our workforce," said Darleen Johns,
chairperson of NCEITA's Board of Directors and
president of Alphanumeric Systems.
"Companies oftentimes locate or expand near
universities and community colleges to take
advantage of the well-educated workforce. These
bonds are critical if North Carolina is going to
stay competitive as a technology state."
The bonds also were endorsed by the North
Carolina Economic Development Board, the state's
top economic advisory body. "Quality higher
education is critical to economic
development," said Mark Bernstein of
Charlotte, chair of the Economic Development
Board. "The community colleges and public
universities located across our state desperately
need these funds to maintain the programs our
citizens must have to meet the educational and
training demands of the 21st century
workplace."
Below is the information on how to reach the
campaign office:
Location: North Carolinians for
Educational Opportunity is on the same floor as
NCCBI in the Hillsborough Place building in
downtown Raleigh, in offices formerly occupied by
the Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau. As
you get off the elevator in the fourth floor, the
bonds campaign offices are directly ahead of you.
Address: The street address is
225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 400, Raleigh, N.C.
27602. The mailing address is PO Box 27704,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7704. The web site is www.ncfeo.net
Contact Information: The main
office phone number is 919-754-1156. The general
e-mail address is edbonds@bellsouth.net.
Director: to reach Leslie
Bevacqua, dial 919-754-1160, or e-mail her at lbedbonds@bellsouth.net. Please note that Leslie
is not working out of her NCCBI office, so don't
try calling her there.
Receptionists/Staff Assistants:
Suzanne Smith, Ann Faust
Student Outreach: Reyna Walters,
919-754-1165, e-mail reynaedbonds@bellsouth.net.
Office Manager: Betty Harrison,
919-754-1161, bhedbonds@bellsouth.net.
Finance Office: Joyce Peters,
919-754-1164, or Katherine Pittman, 919-754-1163.
E-mail the finance office at kpedbonds@bellsouth.net.
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