Firelands Endowment

The Firelands Endowment

The Firelands Endowment Fund is supported by the Community Foundation of Lorain County. The Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that began in 1980 and is dedicated to making all of Lorain County a better place to live and work. The Foundation is governed by a 20 member Board of Directors who hire investment managers who pools all assets to increase investment diversification, thereby reducing costs.

Locally, we have Endowment Trustee's who oversee the accounts managed for The Firelands Local School Districts. These dedicated individuals are able to award as much as 5.5% of the average market value of each account, annually. Earnings are reinvested into the principal to keep the funds growing for future needs. This support will be used to enhance non-required school programs and student scholarships. The Firelands Endowment Fund shall be used for the support and enhancement of Education within The Firelands Local School District.

Last year, The Firelands Endowment Trustees awarded over $26,000 to graduating seniors and they awarded $ 20,000.00 to Firelands teachers. These grants were given to teachers so they could provide programs beyond the scope of normal school expenditures.

Scholarship Opportunities

Congratulations to the Endowment Scholarship Winners!

Milad & Fannie Abraham 5 @ $2,000

Alessandra Davis, Samuel Gormholtz, Cole Kaminski, Ashley Strauss, Samantha Walcott

Bechtel Family Scholarship 1 @ $2,000

Grace Bayus and Estelle Bowling

Susan Beecheler 1 @ $1,000

Rebecca Hopkins

H.A. Born Memorial Scholarship 1 @ $1,000

Taylor Kenska

Debbie Cook Scholarship 1 @ $750

Jenna Selent

Firelands Community 4 @ $1,000

Holly Eberhardt, Jenna Selent, Emily Stewart, Justin Wossilek

Cameron Greene 1 @ $750

Emily Stewart

John W Hostetler 1 @ $1,000

Samuel Formholtz

Marilyn Immler Memorial Scholarship 1 @ $1,000

Steven Iwanek, Jr.

John & Ethel Lupe Memorial 1 @ $1,000

Rebecca Hopkins

Jim Solomon 1 @ $1,000

Cole Kaminski

Firelands Schools

Endowment Scholarships

Amounts to adjust due to markets:

SCHOLARSHIP	TYPE	NUMBER/ VALUE
Milad & Fanny Abraham	General	5 @ $2,000
Susan Beecheler For Future Teachers	Teaching Career	1 @ $1,000
Debbie Cook Fine Arts	Fine Arts	1 @ $750
Firelands Community -South Amherst Rotary	General	3 @ $1,000 1 @ $1,000
Cameron Greene Memorial	General	1 @ $750
John Hostetler	Medical or Agriculture	1 @ $1,000
Jim Solomon Memorial	Sports/ Science	1 @ $1,000
John & Ethel Lupe Memorial	General	1 @ $1,000
Bechtel Family Scholarship (2^ND Year college students only)		1 @ $2,000
The Steve and Courtney Ortner Family FFA Scholarship	Agriculture	1 @ $1,000
H.A. Born Scholarship	Agriculture	1 @ $1,000
Marilyn Immler Memorial Scholarship	. Scholar Athlete South Amherst Connection	1 @ $1,000
Total		$24,500

Applications are available in the Guidance Office or on-line or through a student's Naviance Account.

Donations

Donations to the various accounts allows the Endowment Trustees to continue to support our programs and our students. Your contributions are necessary to keep this program growing and they are sincerely appreciated.

To choose a fund to donate to, please click:

You will be taken to the Community Foundation's website. Under keyword simply type Firelands Schools. You will see all of the different accounts that are set up to benefit a FLSD student or program.

Your donations are sincerely appreciated and will assist students for many years to come.

Trustees

Ann Buchs, President

Jerry Born, Vice President

Dan Pycraft, Treasurer

Kathy Whitmore, Secretary

Barb Bechtel

Bob Danicki

Amy Hignett

Scott Northeim

Kristi Palmer

Tammy Schultz