Scholarships Awarded from CFTT Athens School District Academic Achievement Fund

September 11, 2007
Media Release for the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers
Contact: Marilyn Bok, Board Chair, 570-888-4759
For Immediate Release

Scholarships Awarded from CFTT Athens School District
Academic Achievement Fund

The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) announces the recent scholarships and memorials awarded from their Athens Area School District (AASD) Academic Achievement Fund. The purpose of the Academic Achievement Fund is to provide academic scholarships and awards for Athens Area School District students who were recommended this year by the Athens Area School District Selection Committee to the CFTT Board of Directors.

This year the following scholarships and awards were made from the Athens Area School District Academic Achievement Fund:

Scholarships:
Mary Grace Woodford $500 scholarship went to Cassie Dollard.
Scholarship for Academic Excellence of $100 each went to Samantha Barton, Melanie Dang, Allison Kelleher, Victoria Lanzara, Robert Moore, Brittany Petry, Derek Pruyne, Nate Townsand, Dustin VanDyke and Paul Young.
Joseph White Scholarship of $50 each went to William Conrad and Trent Patton.
Awards:
George Levering Memorial of $100 each went to David Bennett and Angela Knecht.
Marshall Van Scotten Memorial of $25 each went to Chelsey Sturdevant, Paul Young, and Jonathon Adams.
Joel Lubertowicz Memorial of $40 went to Chad Sindoni.
Mike Daniels Memorial of $40 went to Chad Sindoni.
Biagio Maio Memorial of $65 went to Derek Pruyne.
Lynn Page Memorial of $65 went to Paul Young.
Kenneth Oakes Memorial of $50 each went to Jordan Baird and Allison Kelleher.
Walter Loomer Memorial of $20 went to Nate Townsand.
Richard Marvin Memorial of $30 went to Tyler Rhodes.
Ronald Frock Memorial of $50 went to Chad Sindoni.
Ronald & Stuart Gillette Memorial of $50 each went to Megan Schultz and Paul Young.

The Athens Area School District benefits from having the CFTT manage its Academic Achievement Fund. When funds from multiple benefactors are pooled together, a higher interest is earned allowing the fund to increase in value over time, possibly even perpetuating.

The 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, you 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"