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January 24, 2023 By Michael Whalton

EWVCF Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) is accepting scholarship applications now through March 3, 2023. University, college, community college, and other higher-education bound students graduating in 2023 from Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties are eligible to apply for EWVCF scholarships.

For the past 27 years, EWVCF has been committed to assisting students as they pursue their higher education goals. Thanks to donors who share this vision, the foundation offers dozens of scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000.

In 2023, forty-three different funds will award scholarships totaling more than $150,000 to students from Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties in the Eastern Panhandle. Students can visit the community foundation’s website at www.EWVCF.org to learn about the different types of scholarships available and their respective requirements, as some are quite specific.

Aimee Ballard received a West Virginia Wing – Civil Air Patrol Cadet Scholarship from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation for the first time in 2020 when she graduated from Jefferson High School. Now in her third year at WVU, Aimee continues to be active in the Civil Air Patrol, earning the rank of Cadet/First Lieutenant and qualifying to receive the scholarship each of the last two years.

The West Virginia Wing – Civil Air Patrol Cadet Scholarship Fund was established by the late Dennis D. Barron to award scholarships to Civil Air Patrol cadets from around the state. Cadets who are chosen to receive these scholarships must be excellent students and proven leaders in their squadrons. The scholarships are renewable so long as the student remains a cadet in the West Virginia Wing throughout his or her college years.

The Theodore K. Oates Nursing Scholarship is for Berkeley County graduates who are currently studying or plan to study nursing at one of the colleges, universities, or technical institutes in the Eastern Panhandle. It is one of the few EWVCF scholarships that are available to students who are already attending college.

The Floyd and Isabel Jacques Memorial scholarship fund was created by Mr. Jacques to benefit Musselman High School seniors who are in the top 10% of their class. Previous Jacques Scholarship recipients have attended a wide range of colleges and universities, including Shenandoah University, Hagerstown Community College, and Seton Hill University.

The Martinsburg High School Class of 1964 Fund was created with gifts from dozens of Class of ’64 graduates. This fund provides scholarships for Martinsburg High graduates who will attend a West Virginia higher education institution.

The Derflinger Earth Sciences Scholarship fund was established by the late Jerry Derflinger. This fund provides scholarships for a graduating senior who is planning to attend a West Virginia public college or university and pursue a degree in agriculture, forestry, geology, archeology, or environmental science.

The Susan Wellford Smith Scholarship fund was established in memory of Ms. Smith by her family. This fund provides scholarships for female athletes from Jefferson County who plan to pursue a four-year degree.

The Anna Jo Crosby scholarship fund was established by Ms. Crosby’s husband, family, and friends as a tribute to her memory. This scholarship supports Morgan County high school graduates pursuing a degree in biology or veterinary science.

Recent college graduates preparing to enter Law School may want to apply for the J. Oakley Seibert Scholarship, which was established in his memory to support law school students who reside in and plan to return to the Eastern Panhandle to practice law after graduation.

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation and its affiliates use an online scholarship application hosted by AwardSpring for most scholarships. That application can be found at https://ewvcf.awardspring.com . For more information, contact Scholarship Program Manager Karin Hammann Dunn at  khdunn@ewvcf.org or 304-671-8167.

Entering its 28th year in 2023, EWVCF will continue to offer many programs that support our community.  The Foundation awards $1 million in grants and scholarships annually and manages more than $32 million in endowed funds.  Thanks to an outstanding Board of Directors, dedicated donors, highly competent investment advisors, and professional staff, the Community Foundation will serve the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia for generations to come.

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December 21, 2022 By Michael Whalton

EWVCF Now Accepting 2023 Scholarship Applications

EWVCF and Affiliate Scholarships – Apply Online

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) and its affiliates work with donors who have established more than four dozen scholarship funds. Awards range from $500 to $6,000. In 2022, the Foundation awarded over $180,000 in scholarships to students in Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, and Hardy Counties.

Our scholarship application is available through an online platform, AwardSpring.  Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on March, 3rd, 2023.

To see a list of scholarships available through the Community Foundation, click on the following links:

EWVCF Scholarship Funds – residents of Berkeley, Jefferson, or Morgan Counties
Hampshire Funds – residents of Hampshire County

Hardy Funds – residents of Hardy County

Go directly to our application site: https://ewvcf.awardspring.com

Timeline:

  • November 1st, 2022 – Our online application goes live.
  • March 3rd, 2023 – Applications are Due. No Exceptions. The system will not accept applications after midnight.
  • March/April – Our committees will review applications and conduct interviews for certain scholarships.
  • May – We will notify applicants only if they’ve been selected to receive a scholarship.
  • June 15 – Recipients must submit a completed scholarship acceptance form before we can process their scholarship for payment.
  • July – Scholarship awards are mailed to schools (made payable to the school to benefit the recipient).

For step-by-step guidance on completing the online application, download: EWVCF AwardSpring Navigation Guide

For answers to common questions about our scholarship program, download Scholarships-FAQ-2023 

For information about non-traditional scholarships, click here: Scholarships with Separate Applications

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November 27, 2022 By Michael Whalton

27th Annual Report to the Community Now Online

Our 27th Annual Report to the Community is at the printer and hard copies will be mailed in early December. If you haven’t received our annual report in the past, but would like to, please let us know and we’ll add your name and address to our mailing list. In the meantime, you can enjoy reading the stories and learning about the grants and scholarships we awarded in 2021 by clicking on the photo of the cover below to open the flipbook version of the full annual report. We hope you will enjoy reading about our friends and neighbors who have left a lasting legacy to the communities they loved.

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October 19, 2022 By Michael Whalton

W. Randy Smith Family Fund Awards $100,000 Grant to Rescue Mission


The W. Randy Smith Family Fund recently awarded a $100,000 grant to the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission’s 604 Project campaign to help renovate their building at 604 West King Street. Once completed, the property will feature six transitional housing apartments for homeless families. Pastor Tim Guerino and Randy Smith recently met on-site to check on construction progress. Smith has worked diligently to help address homelessness issues in Berkeley County for many years and was pleased to learn that the Rescue Mission was creating these apartments for families.

More than $800,000 is the total budget to remodel, furnish, and staff the building, which will allow the mission to expand services to families that are experiencing homelessness in the region. Currently, there are no facilities like this in the area for families. In addition to the housing, residents will receive three meals a day from the dining hall at the main Rescue Mission building, as well as services at the chapel, spiritual counseling, fellowship, mentoring, work therapy, clothes, and many other services from the current 608 W. King St. location and the thrift store at 606 W. King St.

Individuals interested in supporting the Rescue Mission’s “604 Project” can learn more by visiting their website at https://martinsburgunionrescuemission.com/604-project/

Since winning the Powerball jackpot in 2010, Smith has contributed more than $5.9 million to the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation. During the past 11 years, the donor-advised fund he established at the Foundation has awarded $4.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Berkeley County.

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October 18, 2022 By Amy Pancake

Community Foundation Awards Grants from Charter Fund

The Hardy County Community Foundation recently awarded 8 grants totaling nearly $90,000 from the Hardy County Founding Fund, the Foundation’s first fund.

Established by Mrs. Ruth Cook Heishman when she created her will in 2003, this donor-advised fund primarily supports the schools in East Hardy County. However, this year, the fund advisors also recommended additional grants to support the Moorefield Schools and the two public libraries.

“Mrs. Heishman was a fervent advocate of a robust education, both as a learner and as a teacher,” said Amy Pancake, the Foundation’s director. “She graduated with honors from Ohio State University with a degree in bacteriology, and worked as a laboratory technician for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. Later she became a substitute teacher for the Wardensville Schools where she taught every grade”.

During her lifetime, Mrs. Heishman frequently outfitted science classrooms with microscopes and other equipment necessary for the pursuit of knowledge, and bought hundreds of books for the school and public libraries. This legacy continues through The Founding Fund, and educators and students alike will continue to benefit for generations to come.

According to Pancake, this is the twelfth year of grantmaking from the Founding Fund, and the growth in the amount of annual funding demonstrates the power of endowment.

“In 2010, the Fund awarded just over $15,000 in grants,” Pancake said. She continued, “The amount has increased each year, funding opportunities and resources such as spectacular field trips (canoe trips to study the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, STEM challenges at the Air and Space Museum, hands-on geology lesson at the Shenandoah National Park, to name a few), books specifically designed for teaching core vocabulary to students with communication impairments, professional development for teachers, technology for classrooms, new books and technology for school libraries, visiting poets and theater groups, equipment for easier meat processing and preparation for annual Ham, Bacon, and Egg shows/sales, equipment to increase physical activity during school hours to help develop life-long healthy habits, supplies for hands-on exploration of different cultures, and funding to attend state and national educational competitions. This is just a sampling of the programs that have been funded over the years.”

Pancake said that grants this year will support similar activities, and is pleased that the opportunity to access some of the funding has been extended to Moorefield Schools.

For more information about the Founding Fund or other funds held by the Hardy County Community Foundation, contact Amy at 304-358-3431 or apancake@ewvcf.org.

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