Friends of Copey Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Posted August 10, 2023 by Billy Chandler

Ten years of experiences, and 10 years of friendship.

By now, many have heard the story of how Scrapper Broady (’70) went fishing in Costa Rica and came home with a dream of helping Costa Rican students learn English and subsequently help create an opportunity for students to visit the United States.

That dream became a reality and in 2023, there was a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Friends of Copey – a loosely organized group of friends who donate time and money to support the rural community of Copey, especially the The Copey Learning Center. The center was established to provide English education to its student population therefore providing better life options than those of previous generations.

Although scholarships and other funding support is provided to the Copey Learning Center, one unique project under the large umbrella of Friends of Copey is the Pathway Project. This project makes it possible for 2-3 students from the tiny and beautiful community of Copey to visit the U.S. each summer.

While Friends of Copey celebrated its ten-year anniversary in June, the Pathway Project also celebrated its seventh year by bringing two more students to the United States. They toured Washington DC, then spent a week at a health careers camp at Emory & Henry. Additionally, the Emory guests had a chance to go to Barter Theatre, Hungry Mother State Park, area nature areas, new dining hot spots in the region, a baseball game, and they even learned to play a little golf. They also got to visit with SWVA friends they’ve made who were English teachers and E&H student trip facilitators.

After 10 years, Copey and Emory share many friendships, so the summer event has become something of a reunion. George Whitley (’77) has an annual party for Friends of Copey Affiliates, and this year’s party included guests from as far away as Mountain City, Asheville, and Canada.

Enjoy a conversation with Scrapper about the anniversary on the Duck Pond Wall podcast.

Open gallery

In Scrapper Broady’s hometown of Marion, Virginia:

Catalina Cortez (Chaperone from Copey), Margarita Rodriguez (2023 Pathway student), Erick Rodriguez (2023 Pathway student), Scrapper Broady, Carol Barnard.

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<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2784-ali-singleton-reilly-honored-by-eamph-alumni"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.jpg" alt="Ali Singleton Reilly Emory & Henry Class of 2018" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,441,1774,2213/13457_Ali_Reilly.rev.1677706125.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1774" data-max-h="1772" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2784-ali-singleton-reilly-honored-by-eamph-alumni">Ali Singleton Reilly Honored by E&H Alumni Association as Young Alumna of the Year</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Ali Singleton Reilly is the 2023 recipient of the A.L. Mitchell Young Alumnus Award. The award is given to someone who has made unique and outstanding accomplishments during the first 15 years after graduation. <em>The award bears the name of A.L. Mitchell, E&H class of 1946, who began his employment at Emory & Henry while still a very young alumnus and served students faithfully for 38 years.</em></p><a href="/live/news/2784-ali-singleton-reilly-honored-by-eamph-alumni" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1549-all-the-evidence-points-to-preston-lowe"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.jpg" alt="Preston Lowe, Emory & Henry Class of 1996, with one of his adopted Greyhounds, Strummer." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/135,0,1677,1542/9081_image0_6.rev.1705252473.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1542" data-max-h="1542" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1549-all-the-evidence-points-to-preston-lowe">All the Evidence Points to Preston Lowe</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Preston Lowe swears he doesn’t drive a fancy sports car and wear aviator sunglasses with reflective lenses that he can whip off his face when making a revealing statement about evidence. But he is a forensic scientist for the FBI. <a href="/live/news/1549-all-the-evidence-points-to-preston-lowe" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2369-dave-charltons-favorite-food-project-is-far-from"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,11,428,439/11381_123-1.rev.1654192375.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,11,428,439/11381_123-1.rev.1654192375.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,11,428,439/11381_123-1.rev.1654192375.jpg" alt="Dave Inner Peas Charlton E&H Class of 1979" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="428" data-max-h="428" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2369-dave-charltons-favorite-food-project-is-far-from">Dave Charlton’s Favorite Food Project is Far From Business as Usual</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dave Charlton is proud to say he’s been a dancing carrot. “I’ve been every one of those dancing vegetables.”</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let us explain.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2369-dave-charltons-favorite-food-project-is-far-from" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1553-james-mccracken-is-making-a-difference-where-he"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/35,0,890,854/9226_Headshot_small.rev.1609977744.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/35,0,890,854/9226_Headshot_small.rev.1609977744.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/35,0,890,854/9226_Headshot_small.rev.1609977744.jpg" alt="James McCracken, E&H Class of 1999." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/35,0,890,854/9226_Headshot_small.rev.1609977744.jpg 2x" data-max-w="855" data-max-h="854" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1553-james-mccracken-is-making-a-difference-where-he">James McCracken is Making a Difference Where He Never Expected to Be</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Dr. James McCracken spent years in scientific laboratories completing his post grad work, and most people figured he was headed for teaching or research. But as it turns out, it was the hardware in those labs that really caught his imagination. <a href="/live/news/1553-james-mccracken-is-making-a-difference-where-he" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>

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