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Town Of Century Donates To Autism Education At Century Academy
October 26, 2017
The Town of Century made a $500 donation Wednesday morning to Century Academy to support autism education.
Century resident Jake Livingston, known to many North Escambia residents as “Northview’s Biggest Fan”, addressed the Century Town Council in September, asking them to sponsor the Steps for Autism walk in an amount from $100 to $10,000. Livingston said the monies raised by the walk at Wahoos Stadium would be used by Autism Pensacola for local programs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
When council members learned that they had zero available donation dollars in their budget for the fiscal year ending on September 30, they voted to donate $500 in October from the new fiscal year’s budget to the Century Academy. The private non-profit K-12 school is in it second year of operation in Century.
Century Academy specializes in teaching children diagnosed with autism and other related learning disabilities. It is a subsidiary of East Hill Academy in Pensacola.
The council noted that the school would be made aware that the donation was being as a result of Livingston’s efforts for autism awareness..
Pictured top: Century Academy director Barbara Barber accepts a $500 check from Century Mayor Henry Hawkins (right) as Jake Livingston looks on Wednesday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Town Of Century Donates To Autism Education At Century Academy”
Jake is such an amazingly inspirational person. I have had the pleasure of knowing him for 25 plus years now and he has always been a blessing to spend time around. Well done buddy.
My son attends Century Academy. That place has been a God send. Gone from a barely passing student to a Straight A student. The director and teachers are wonderful people. I cant say enough good things about them. Thank you City of Century for helping out! Bless you
Thank you so much for the donation. My son is a student of East Hill Academy and I wanted you to know we really appreciate it with all of our hearts. Thank you so much Mr. Livingston for caring enough to give back.