Scholarship Fund for Owego Free Academy Established at the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers

July 10, 2007
Media Release for the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers
Contact: Marilyn Bok, Board Chair, 570-888-4759
For Immediate Release

Finkle Rosenberg, a long-time resident of Owego, New York, was a member of the Owego Free Academy class of 1933. She had a great love of education and because of this she established an endowed scholarship fund with the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers. This fund starting in 2007 will provide a $2,000 scholarship each year to an Owego Free Academy graduate who is going on to obtain a teaching degree at an accredited institution of higher education. As the fund grows in value additional scholarships will be awarded.

Miss Rosenberg graduated from the New York State College of Teachers at Albany with a B.A. in French and Social Studies and an M.A. in Social Studies. She taught Social Studies and was the Department Chair and Secondary Coordinator for Social Studies for the Owego Apalachin School District. She was also a member and past president of the Owego Apalachin School District Board of Education.

She was very community minded and served on many community boards and committees including Coburn Free Library, Meals on Wheels, Tioga County Democratic Committee, Village of Owego Revitalization Commission and the Advisory Council of Binghamton University.

CFTT serves Bradford, Sullivan, and Tioga Counties in Pennsylvania and Tioga County in New York State. It is a purely public charity, incorporated as a non-profit, that has been granted 501(c)(3) status by the IRS. The mission of the CFTT is to continuously improve the present and future quality of life in the counties served by the Foundation.

The CFTT establishes endowment funds from contributions of many individual citizens, corporations, other foundations, other charitable organizations and government agencies for philanthropic purposes. As the endowment funds grow, it uses the earnings from these funds to make grants to organizations or projects that serve identified community needs or are designated by the donor.

Anyone interested in learning more about the CFTT or in establishing a fund can contact the organization by any of these methods: telephone - 570-888-4759; fax - 570-888-2179; email - cftt@stny.rr.com ; or visit the website - www.twintierscf.org.

CFTT is dedicated to making a difference locally "for good - for ever^TM"