It was a rare opportunity for scholarship donors to actually meet the students who will benefit from there generosity.
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley held there annual Scholarship Luncheon at Wilson Lodge at Oglebay, Monday afternoon. The Community Foundation administers over 50 scholarship funds for a variety of opportunities.
This year over $150,000 scholarships were awarded to well over 100 students throughout the Upper Ohio Valley.
Some scholarships are awarded for specific areas of study, such as engineering or business, others are specific to the high school from which the student graduates or to the college they plan to attend. Scholarships amounts range from $200 all the way up to $10,000.
"The Community Foundation has fifty scholarships for a variety of causes, different high schools different fields of study." said Community Foundation of the Ohio Valley Susie Nelson. "We have a scholarship luncheon every year that gives the people who donates the funds to meet the students who are benefiting from there gift."
Dr Terry Wallace of West Liberty University served as guest speaker for the luncheon.
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