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The Lakeland Foundation Date Posted: Thursday, January 08, 2009 Topic: Lakeland to launch “Next Generation Scholarship Campaign" as part of “Ohio Can! Go to College” program to benefit needy students
The Lakeland Foundation was recently awarded a $175,000 grant as part of the “Ohio Can! Go to College” initiative. Sponsored by the Ohio Board of Regents and administered by the Ohio College Access Network, the “Ohio Can! Go to College” campaign is a pioneering public-private partnership that will strengthen Lakeland Community College’s efforts to boost enrollment by increasing the availability of scholarships for Ohio’s neediest students.
The funds will support The Lakeland Foundation’s goal of raising more than $1,000,000 for new Lakeland Community College scholarships as part of its “Next Generation Scholarship Campaign” to be launched in early 2009.
“Lakeland’s “Ohio Can! Go to College” grant will provide critical resources to raise scholarship funds to help area residents start on the road to a post secondary education at Lakeland Community College,” said Dr. Morris Beverage, Lakeland Community College president. “With an average scholarship of $1,000 per student, the ‘Next Generation’ Scholarship Campaign’ is slated to impact more than 1,000 Lakeland students over the next few years.”
The Lakeland Foundation’s “Next Generation Scholarship Campaign” will use emerging “next generation” Lake County leaders to design and head the campaign. Leadership development will be provided by Lakeland Community College’s Nonprofit and Public Service Center. After the campaign, “Next Generation” campaign committee members will be directed to other Lake County nonprofits to continue their leadership service.
Two experienced nonprofit development professionals have been retained to support The Lakeland Foundation’s “Next Generation” campaign. John “Jack” Sherwin, Jr., a long-time Lake County resident, is the campaign’s executive-in-residence. Sherwin is president of Mid-Continent Ventures, Inc., and serves on several nonprofit boards. He was most recently chairperson of The Cleveland Foundation and is currently the interim director of development at The Holden Arboretum. Holly Tomasch is the “Next Generation” campaign’s development associate with more than 20 years of experience as a senior management nonprofit professional. She has been a nonprofit higher education fundraising consultant and served as the executive director of the Harbor Heritage Society of Cleveland, Ohio when it owned and operated the Steamship William G. Mather Museum.
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