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The Scioto Foundation has announced a new scholarship fund established by the Scioto County Retired Teachers Association. Beginning in 2014, the new scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from a Scioto County high school who plans to major in education at an accredited college or university.
Scioto Foundation volunteer scholarship committee will make annual scholarship selections.
Founded in 1959, the local Retired Teachers Association has awarded two scholarships each year to Scioto County students after awarding an initial scholarship in 1996. In all, the organization has given 33 scholarships totaling $19,000 through 2012.
“We decided to partner with the Scioto Foundation to build this new fund and work to make it self-sustaining,” said Bill Webb, current president of the Scioto County Retired Teachers Association.
“We are so happy that the Scioto Foundation is available to invest the funds and see that this type of project continues,” Webb said. “It is a plus to partner with the Foundation.”
SCRTA conducts no fundraising activities, according to Webb. Funds for the scholarships come from members’ donations and small bequests. Members and friends are encouraged to name the Scioto County Retired Teachers’ Association Scholarship Fund as a favorite charity for memorials and special gifts
Now approximately 260 members strong, the organization conducts ongoing recruitment for retiring teachers to join. The group participates in other community projects such as filling Operation Christmas Child boxes and working with Habitat for Humanity. Last year SCRTA also made a donation to the Shawnee State Department of Teacher Education to assist students with costs associated with professional preparation programs.