Friends and Neighbors of Norman Conway recently presented a check for over $46,000 to the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) for the Norman H. Conway Scholarship Fund. Students from Wicomico High and James M. Bennett High will be eligible for this scholarship and must be attending one of the three local institutions of higher learning – University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University or Wor-Wic Community College.
From left to right (standing) are: Vernon Rivers, President, Delmarva Education Foundation; Erica Joseph, President, Community Foundation; Norman Conway, former Maryland Delegate and Marty Neat, President, First Shore Federal Savings & Loan Association. Left to right (seated) are: Bonnie Walston, Director of Special Education Birth to Twenty-One, Wicomico County Board of Education and BJ Summers, Director, Development and Philanthropic Services, Community Foundation.
For more information regarding this scholarship fund or any of the other over 200 scholarship funds the Community Foundation manages, please contact CFES at 410-742-9911 or visit www.cfes.org.
About the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore: Celebrating 30 years of philanthropy, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) has been serving the needs of Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset Counties granting more than $50 million. Through the generosity and vision of our donors, CFES awarded grants totaling more than $4.8 million in fiscal year 2014. CFES brings together donors and builds on community assets through scholarships, grants, advocacy, and leadership development. By focusing on people, organizations, neighborhoods, and nonprofit capacity building, the Foundation addresses community needs in the areas of health, education, arts and culture, community development, and the environment. The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore serves Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties. Please visit www.cfes.org for more information or call 410-742-9911.
