Jack Gallaher was a Deputy Superintendent at OCM BOCES for nearly 20 years and was a great supporter of adult education and training. Upon Jack’s retirement in 1997, Dr. Daniel Elstein established the Helping Hand Fund was in Jack’s honor. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships and other financial assistance to adult education students lacking the means to begin, complete, or continue training so they might be able to enter or reenter the workforce with viable skills. Each year, the fund provides varying amounts of assistance to deserving OCM BOCES students. In 2013, eighteen students were given scholarships from the fund, allowing them to complete programs with OCM BOCES.
For more information, download the brochure. Donations to the fund are graciously accepted.
