WCCF awards nearly $37,000 in scholarships
During the most recent ESO Fund scholarship cycle, Washington County Community Foundation awarded $36,915 in scholarships to students from
• John F. Kennedy Catholic School;
• Madonna Catholic Regional School;
• Bishop Canevin High School;
• Calvary Chapel Christian School;
• Central Christian Academy;
• Faith Christian School;
• First Love Christian Aca-demy
• St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School;
• St. Patrick School.
The ESO Fund awards scholarships to needy families for nonpublic kindergarten through 12th-grade programs.
Corporate sponsors include Allegheny Technologies, Bridges & Co., Burke Racing Stables, Consol Energy, CORE Network, Cowden & Associates, Dollar Bank, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, EQT, First Commonwealth Bank, First National Bank, Highmark, McCutcheon Enterprises, Northwest Savings Bank, PNC Bank, UPMC, Verizon and Waste Management.
WCCF has cumulatively awarded more than $398,000 in ESO Fund scholarships.
WCCF recently accepted an $8,000 contribution to the ESO Fund from Erika Deyarmin-Young, public affairs coordinator, Waste Management, Western Pennsylvania. Waste Management has contributed $85,000 to the WCCF’s ESO Fund since 2008.
For more information about the community foundation, visit www.wccf.net.