FOL Community Scholarships for College Tuition/Expenses
SEE OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS BELOW
GREAT NEWS: The Friends will award 1 More Scholarship Thanks to Enrichment Dollars.
There are Now 3 for 2018. 
Karen and Lester Gerhardt, long-time members of the community, and patrons and lovers of our Library, sponsored their first $1,000 Scholarship for 2017 for a deserving local high school student who will be attending college (see awards and photos below). 
The second annual Karen and Lester Gerhardt 2018 Scholarship will be available to all graduating seniors in 2018.
​The Scholarship Application period begins January 1, 2018

This is a multi-year donation.

The Friends award 2 Scholarships
​Each Year.

​The Friends Community Scholarship program assists deserving graduating senior students in realizing their educational dreams.

The Friends anticipate awarding two scholarships of $1,000 each year to students who will attend an accredited two-year or four-year college or university.

​Scholarship recipients must be Shenendehowa High School students and/or residents of the Library tax district.
2017 Application and Guidelines 
Application Deadline - March 3, 2017
Winners will be notified by the end of June. 

The award can cover eligible expenses including tuition, room and board,
and/or books.

Sponsor a Scholarship, Too!
A one-time award or ongoing. ​You decide.

Send a Strong Message that We are Stakeholders in the Future of our Young People.
The Friends seek enrichment dollars to add to the number of scholarships awarded each year, since many more deserving students apply than can be recognized.

Our initial effort to explore an infusion of funds to support more scholarships met with great success when the Gerhardts offered to kick off our campaign.

We invite additional donations by families, individuals or groups of individuals, and by companies and organizations to support even more scholarships. Each $1,000 scholarship may be named in honor or memory of a friend or loved one, or simply be made anonymously.  We will also maintain a Scholarship Fund to which any amount of money may be earmarked; once donations in that fund reach $1,000, another scholarship will be offered, honoring all those who contributed.

Sponsor a Scholarship in Your name, a Family name or Remember a loved one, Honor a friend.

Contact us to explore how you may help more worthy college-bound students.
​
Ruben De Man received the first annual
​ Karen and Lester Gerhardt 2017 Scholarship

Congratulations!
Juee Joshee,  Ruben De Man, and Olga Aristova
FOL 2017 Scholarship Winners

Juee Joshee and Ruben De Man were presented their awards by Mary Duclos
(photo left), Chair of the Community Scholarship Committee at the May 2017 Friends of the Library Board Meeting. Olga Aristova is in photo right. 
The Friends of the Library thanks the Gerhardts for their generous contribution to award a third 2017 scholarship. Please read details above on how you may help more worthy college-bound students with donations in any amount.

Congratulations!
Ani Wilcenski and Gabrielle Renauld
FOL 2016 Scholarship Winners

​Winners were presented their awards by Mary Duclos, Chair of the Community Scholarship Committee at the May 2016 Friends of the Library Board Meeting

Congratulations!
Amanda Underhill and Hayley Mysliwy
FOL 2014 Scholarship Winners

​Winners were presented their awards at the May 2014 Volunteer Recognition Day Event.

Congratulations!
Kirstin O'Sullivan and Florencia Feleder 
FOL 2015 Scholarship Winners

​Winners were presented their awards at the May 2015 Volunteer Recognition Day Event

Congratulations!
Kirstin O'Sullivan and Florencia Feleder 
FOL 2013 Scholarship Winners

​Winners were presented their awards at the May 2013 Volunteer Recognition Day Event