The Spirit of Giving

Reasons to celebrate this April Fool's Day!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Mar 30, 2020

Join the Foundation in celebrating this April Fool's Day - It's two special days in one! Just click the image above to view our video.
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Come find Sunshine Bear at the Foundation!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Mar 30, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County welcomes all parents and their kids to stop and say, "Hi!" to Sunshine Bear.  He is located at 254 E. Mansfield Street, Bucyrus, Ohio which is on the corner of Mansfield and Lane and catty-corner across from the Elks. #bearhunting #socialdistancing #InThisTogetherOhio #stayhealthy #washyourhands

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Community Foundation Office Lobby Closed to the Public

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Mar 19, 2020

For the health and protection of our community members and our staff, we are closing our office lobby to the public until further notice. You may still reach our staff by calling the office at 419-562-3958 or sending an email to info@cfcrawford.org. We will diligently continue to monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and implement the prevention and safety recommendations from local, state, and national authorities. 

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Crawford County Sees An Increase In Education Attainment!

Posted by Lisa Workman on Thu, Mar 05, 2020

 

From 2015 to 2018, Crawford County saw an increase in post-high school educational attainment levels of working-age residents (ages 25-64) of 5.42 percentage points, from 23.08% to 28.5%. That’s according to data gathered from the Lumina Foundation, the U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts, and American Community Survey.

“This speaks volumes for how important it was that we worked with North Central State College to get the Crawford Success Center open in 2015,” explained Lisa Workman, President of The Community Foundation for Crawford County. “We have also really expanded our scholarship offerings to make education more affordable and attainable, and increased scholarships for current college students to keep them in school.”

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Scholarship Application Deadline Quickly Approaches

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Feb 20, 2020

 

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2020 Spring Semester Pry Scholarship Recipients Announced

Posted by Lisa Workman on Thu, Feb 06, 2020

 

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Spring Semester Pry Scholarship. This particular scholarship can be awarded for the summer, fall and spring semesters, and preference is given to students attending North Central State College (NCSC) and/or the Crawford Success Center (CSC). Most recipients are non-traditional students.

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Happy Holidays!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Fri, Dec 20, 2019

 

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Free money for college!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Wed, Dec 18, 2019

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is announcing that their scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now open and available on their website at www.cfcrawford.org/scholarships. They are encouraging anyone looking for free money for college to start now. “The holiday break is a perfect time for students to start applying for scholarships,” stated Lisa Workman, the Foundation’s President. “While the Foundation’s scholarship application deadline is March 2, 2020 at 5PM, some of the first scholarship deadlines students will see are as early as December 31, 2019.”

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International Study Scholarship Winner Announced by Foundation

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Fri, Dec 06, 2019

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to announce our latest Samuel Neff Fellowship for International Study Scholarship winner is Haley Van Voorhis.
 

Haley is a 2014 graduate of Bucyrus High School and a current graduate student at Ohio University working on her doctorate in physical therapy. She will be one of a group of Ohio University graduate students and faculty traveling to Botswana, Africa for three weeks this summer. This program, offered by her college, is an interdisciplinary healthcare service learning trip for audiology, physical therapy, and speech and language pathology students.

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Pry Scholarship Application Deadline is Today!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Fri, Dec 06, 2019

 

The Foundation would like to remind students that the Pry Scholarship application deadline is today, Dec. 6, 2019, at 5PM.

The Pry Scholarship was established in honor of retired Executive Director of The Community Foundation for Crawford County, Janet P. Pry, and is intended to help the non-traditional student improve their life through continuing education.

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