The Floyd County Community Foundation awarded $6,000 in scholarships to Betsy Layne High School seniors during the school’s recent awards ceremony.
The scholarships were funded by the Dr. Bertee (Bert T.) and Mrs. Retta Faye (Jett) Adkins Scholarship fund, advised by the Floyd County Community Foundation and held at the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky.
“These scholarships are made possible through the vision Bertee Atkins had many years ago when he established this fund to help our local students,” said Ellen Harris, Floyd County Community Foundation Chair. “Through our community foundation, we can help donors leave a legacy to better our community and help fund charitable causes.”
John Rosenberg, vice-chair of the Floyd County Community Foundation, presented $1,000 scholarships to Kaleigh Mickenna Deskins, Owen Trace Hall, Lindsey Watkins, Ava Stiltner, Morgan Sheree Hughes, and Alyson JeSeana Kilburn.
The Floyd County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Foundation for Appalachian. Kentucky – an accredited community foundation serving Southeast Kentucky. Floyd County Community Foundation board members include Ellen Harris, chair, John Rosenberg, vice-chair, Kelli Martin, secretary, Missy Allen, Rhonda Clark, Misha Curnutte, Alicia Dawson, Suzanne Kinzer, Surehka Maddiwar, Evan Smith, Jim Stewart, and Kathy Stumbo.
To donate to the Floyd County Community Foundation, please mail checks to Floyd County Community Foundation, PO Box 1734, Prestonsburg, KY 41653, or donate online at http://bit.ly/FloydCF. Online donations can be set up to recur monthly, quarterly, or annually.
If you are interested in leaving a legacy to your Floyd County community to support youth through a scholarship fund, or you want to include the Floyd County Community Foundation in your will, visit appalachianky.org/ways-to-give/ or contact Kathy King Allen, Community Engagement Director at (606) 216-3977 or kathy@appalachianky.org.
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