The Community Foundation of the New River Valley Annual Report 2024-2025

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE A FAMILY AFFAIR Our Scholarship Program

W hen it comes to the 59 scholarship funds at the Community Foundation, family connections can be found throughout the process. A significant percentage of these funds were created in memory of someone special by family members and friends determined to honor their loved ones. Etched in the fund descriptions, one can catch a glimpse of what was important to the person who passed away: passion or interest, a career path, and other characteristics. Each scholarship recipient adds to the legacy of that loved one, creating a chain of people connected to that person. Each year, new links are added to that chain. Joe Wang (center) with his son, Vincent (left) at the 2023 scholarship luncheon.

Joe with scholarship recipient Emma Stowe in 2016.

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