February 26, 2009 Issue
Watauga County Community Foundation Announces 2009 Scholarships
The Board of the Watauga County Community Foundation (WCCF) is announcing nine scholarships for the youth of Watauga County from their family of funds. More than $20,000 from these funds was given to deserving Watauga County students in 2008.
The names of the scholarship funds with eligibility criteria are:
--John E. Cooper III Memorial Scholarship is available to employees and immediate family members of employees of all Mast General Store locations.
--John Knapp Memorial Scholarship is available to a child or spouse of local law enforcement personnel.
--Gene L. Reese Scholarship provides support to those pursuing dental auxiliary careers.
--Mary Banks and F. Gwyn Harper Scholarship benefits those students in need, with academic achievement and religious commitment.
--PEO Chapter Q Margaret Gragg Scholarship is for senior women with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who intend to pursue a career in teaching.
--Ruby A. Trivette Ruritan Scholarship is open to those who reside in Todd, and/or a member or child of a member of the Todd Ruritan Club.
--Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church Scholarship supports a candidate preparing for a church vocation.
--The John & Ruth Blue Scholarship and the Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship are competitive scholarships, open to all high schools graduates of Watauga County. Both of these scholarships are renewable provided the student maintains a minimum GPA.
Most applications are available at the Watauga High School guidance office. For more detailed information about each of the scholarships named in this article, including application deadlines for these and other North Carolina Community Foundation Scholarships you may be eligible for, click to www.nccommunityfoundation.org, select the scholarship link and select the Northwestern Region.
The Watauga County Community Foundation is one of 59 affiliates of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). WCCF is a nonprofit, publicly supported philanthropic institution that manages a pool of charitable funds whose income is used to benefit Watauga County in grants to nonprofit organizations, educational programs and scholarships. Some funds are restricted by their donors to specific purposes or agencies, while others are donor advised and are not part of the grant cycle. However, together these funds reflect the diverse charitable interests of our community and enable WCCF to respond to a wide variety of organizations and programs.
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and was created 21 years ago to build capacity through philanthropy. The NCCF sustains nearly 1,000 endowment funds established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations and scholarships. The NCCF partners with 59 affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance in 65 counties across the state, with an emphasis on rural and underserved areas.
For more information, call 828-328-1237.
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