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Recipient Quotes

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RECIPIENT QUOTES 

Here is what students are saying about the Community Foundation Scholarship Program!

 

“I was extremely glad to hear I received a scholarship from the Community Foundation because I have loved growing up in a community full of so many wonderful people and organizations.”

“I am forever grateful for the aid I have been given over the past three years from Community Foundations to pursue my dream to help others.”

“The Howard E. Charles, Jr. Scholarship and the Community Foundation hold a special place in my heart. I am extremely thankful for this scholarship… and all that it has done for me.”

“I couldn’t be more grateful, and I couldn’t be more excited to see how this scholarship helps me achieve my dreams.”

“This scholarship will help me achieve my dream of becoming a doctor and I am forever thankful for your support.”

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“Thank you for sponsoring students like me. Your generosity is overwhelming and you do a great service to all recipients.”

I am honored and forever grateful to be joining the many students who have been able to receive an education because of the generosity of Mrs. Hurd and other donors who share her dream. Thank you so much for giving the gift of affordable education, both to me and to countless other students!”

“I can’t express in enough words what this scholarship means to me… having the opportunity to help people is what I have always wanted to do and with the help of this scholarship, I can have the opportunity to reach my goal and have my dream.”

“I really admire and strive to mirror how the Winns were involved in serving their community.”

“I am so thankful to [Mr. Ehrhart] and to the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for your united efforts in awarding me this scholarship.”

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“I owe a huge thank you to the Community Foundation Board Members and Louis Vago for giving me such a generous scholarship to help me continue my education.”

“This is such an honor to be given the chance to receive such an amazing scholarship to be used for my education towards becoming a nurse.”

Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity. This scholarship is an amazing blessing for my family and me.”

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“I’m very thankful for this foundation, and I think it’s absolutely wonderful how many scholarships they’re able to give out.”

Getting this scholarship means the absolute world to me.”

“This award has encouraged me to keep striving for excellence in my studies. Thank you so much for taking an interest in the nurses of the next generation.”

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Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.

Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

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