Genoa Scholarship Foundation growing, serving graduates

        The Genoa Area Local Schools Scholarship Foundation awarded 73 scholarships to 39 seniors at the recent Genoa High School Spring Honors Awards Program.
        The Foundation’s 46 individual scholarship funds offered 58 scholarships and 15 additional scholarships were given by various individuals, businesses and organizations in conjunction with the Foundation.
        The various scholarship funds in the Foundation total over $1.6 million in assets to assist Genoa students in furthering their education. Over the past five years, the Foundation has awarded 373 scholarships.
        “We celebrate these deserving recipients and their future plans,” said Heidi Shank, Foundation trustee. “Our foundation growth continues along with theirs.”
        A community foundation run entirely by volunteers, the Genoa Area Local Schools Scholarship Foundation has more than exceeded its own expectations, Shank said.
        “The Foundation has progressed over the past 30 years and continues its growth today,” she said. “We now have $1.6 million in assets set to benefit the students in Genoa Area Local Schools for years to come.
         “Our growth continues due to a community program that is funded by caring, helpful and thoughtful individuals and alumni, along with local businesses and community clubs who support Genoa Schools,” she said.
        The 2022-2023 Foundation trustees, in addition to Shank, are Alan Brown, Diane Gerkensmeyer (emeritus), Denise Hoyles, Mitchell Hoyles, Brian Huston and Chrissy Lewis.
        To find out more about the foundation, email ScholarshipFoundation@genoaschools.com, call 419-855-7741, ext. 21102, or contact a trustee. More details area also available via the district’s website, sites.google.com/genoaschools.com/connected/district, and click on “Scholarship Foundation.”