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

“ Scholarships have been a family affair for us since day one! We hope to provide the same feeling of victory and relief to other students that we felt with our family when we were in their shoes.

The first of three Monaghan siblings: Kayla in 2020.

$2,000 gift and soon scorched past their $15,000 goal through tireless fundraising efforts. It soon became clear that the women were an unstoppable force. Calling themselves the “Blue Crew”, the three have raised nearly $70,000 so far for the fund and have awarded three scholarships. “Working with CFNRV and my daughters in honor of Kent has become pure joy during a very sad time in our lives,” said Joni. “Working together as a team feels like our family plumbing business but in a new way which is why we proudly call ourselves the ‘Blue Crew’.” Sharing Scholarship Opportunities with Siblings The family connections don’t stop with donors. Over the years, the CFNRV team has awarded scholarships to multiple siblings within a family. This includes the Wang family’s fund supporting two sisters: Kayla Monaghan in 2020 and her sister Kylene in 2022. Their brother, Tommy, received a scholarship from the Jim Gwazdauskas Memorial Scholarship in 2025. This past year, we awarded scholarships to our first set of triplets: Arthur, Betty, and Coraline Bond, all graduates of BHS. Also, after supporting Virginia Tech student Harbalbeen Rai for three years, we were delighted when her brother Bisan applied for a scholarship and received an award. Bisan’s guest for our scholarship luncheon in May? His sister, Harbalbeen.

Billie Quesenberry

Third in the family: Tommy Monaghan in 2025.

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