To the editor:
Gresham Scholarship Fund has enjoyed great support from the community since we all began to pull together in this effort 14 years ago. We have shared a common goal: to help Gresham students pursue secondary education.
A few years ago, we began to think about how we might expand on this theme and help other community members further their education. The board of directors has carefully increased the amount of each scholarship as support has grown.
The challenge we face: never reduce the scholarships awarded to graduating seniors of Gresham High School.
The Community Scholarship is only available to members of the Gresham community and is worth $1,000. Any community member who has completed one semester in a post-secondary education institution with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 is encouraged to apply. The application deadline is June 30.
The board developed the scholarship application and a process to prioritize the applications. Chosen to administer the process is The Community Foundation of the Fox Valley Region. The foundation works with many nonprofit scholarship organizations, such as the Gresham Scholarship Fund, and has great experience in the complete administrative process.
Our goal remains unchanged: to provide scholarships to all Gresham High School graduates.
Now we have added a possibility that a student who might have missed the opportunity for applying for a GSF scholarship when they graduated (for many reasons) may now apply post-graduation. We also value community members that are enhancing their own education and may need some assistance. We believe an educated community can better compete for a brighter future.
For more information, contact the Community Foundation Office at 920-830-1290 and tell them you would like to apply for a Gresham Scholarship Fund award. On the Internet, visit http://www.cffoxvalley.org/page.aspx?pid=1313 and click on Shawano Area Community Foundation-Gresham Scholarship Fund Community Scholarship.
Robert Klopke,
Gresham
