Chesco Community Foundation Announces New Scholarships

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — A new scholarship fund was recently established for students graduating from high schools in southern Chester County.

The West Chester-based Chester County Community Foundation (CCCCF) is pleased to announce the creation of a new fund created by the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce (SCCCC).

The SCCCC has created a fund that will offer education and scholarship funds to graduating high school seniors in its service area in southern Chester County.

The SCCCC Education and Scholarship Fund will give scholarships to graduating seniors in Avon Grove, Kennett Square, and Unionville high schools. Also included is Chester County Technical College High School, Pennock's Bridge Campus.

Scholarships will also be awarded to Southern Chester County high school students attending Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week, a week-long action-filled entrepreneurial camp developed by the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education, the organization said.

The Chamber will allocate proceeds from fundraising events and donations to its Education and Scholarship Fund to support this commitment. Scholarships will range from $500 to $1,000..

The fund agreement was signed by members of the Chamber leadership and Chester County Community Foundation staff at the clubhouse at Hartefeld National golf club in Avondale.

Cheryl B. Kuhn, IOM, Chamber President and CEO said, "Our Chamber was founded almost 100 years ago and we are delighted by how much we have grown, changed, and adapted to support Southern Chester County's businesses community. We are proud to be able to formally give back to our local students through educational scholarships. It is our goal to continue to support our local youth who are the future of the global business and non-profit world we live in."

Tax-deductible donations can be made here.

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