The Covid-19 virus pandemic has brought much chaos and uncertainly into our daily lives.  It has interfered with family time, social gatherings, our education system, visits to the hair salon and even with routine grocery  shopping.  However, there is something that this pandemic has not interrupted, and that is our club’s determination to raise funds for and award scholarships to young women in our community. 

 

Thank you for your incredible generosity in donating your Spring Event tickets.  As a result of those donations, combined with your cash donations to our raffle fund, plus donations from our business community, I am very pleased to announce that we have at least $25,000 in scholarship fund available. 

 

Our Scholarship Committee chairs, Anita Leclaire and Nancy Fitzpatrick, are working diligently with school counselors in our district to encourage scholarship applications.  School closings have created an unprecedented challenge for everyone involved in this process.  I am confident that we will be able to award some scholarships to qualified young ladies to help them with college expenses.  Any unused scholarship funds will be carried over to 2021.

 

Below is a list of companies and individuals that made cash or raffle prize donations for our 2020 Spring Event.  When the current isolation restrictions are lifted and we are finally about to get out and about, please remember to thank them for their support to the Carrollton Women’s Club.

 

We began our 100th Anniversary year with a great kick-off meeting in January, but the momentum was temporarily halted with the pandemic.  I assure you that we will continue to ROAR INTO THE ‘20s as our club resumes in September.  Be well! 

 

Judy Scamardo, President