Ellsworth Community Scholarship

For the past year a group of teachers and community members have been working to create a scholarship fund for the graduates of Ellsworth Community School.  This fund is now fully operational, and we need your help in making its promise a reality.

Imagine … The Ellsworth Community Scholarship will assist all qualifying graduates with the cost of attending any accredited university, community college, or trade school.  From the second grader who dreams of becoming a doctor to the tenth grade student planning to be an auto mechanic, we believe that a student’s dreams should not end with a high school diploma.

Invest … This fund represents a joint agreement between ECS and the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.  All gifts go directly to funding scholarships for our graduates. Our eventual goal is to build an endowed fund of $2.5-million.  This level of funding will provide average annual scholarships of $12,500 per qualifying graduate. If every living Ellsworth graduate pledged just $1 per day we would be able to reach our goal in less than six years.

Inspire … The scholarship is open to any graduate with a minimum GPA of 2.75 who has attended ECS for no less than two full academic years.  Scholarship amounts are based on a formula that includes the student’s GPA, number of years attending ECS, evidence of ongoing service to the community, and an oral presentation of future plans.

Please visit the scholarship website at www.ellsworthcommunityscholarship.com and give today, you can help change someone’s life.

The Ellsworth Community Scholarship Committee

Michelle Fox
Mary Peterson
Jodell Danbert
Mark Groenink
Scotty Bruce
Dave Rasmussen
Aaron Gaffney