Onondaga Central
Many high school students might not have heard of the Onondaga Central Schools’ Education Foundation (OCSEF), but it is an incredibly important organization to our community. OCSEF is a non-profit organization with the mission of supporting OCS graduates through providing scholarships to help support them in their education after high school. Last year, the OCS Education Foundation provided the Class of 2020 with 21 different scholarships, worth $26,250. OCSEF provides vital support to OCS students looking for help to pay for college and great scholarship opportunities. The current members of the OCSEF Board of Trustees, who oversee the foundation and scholarships are: Bob Whitwell- President, Glenn Lewandowski- Vice President, Jonna Lewandowski- Recording Secretary, Lisa Lathrop Whitwell- Corresponding Secretary, and Tim Pierce- Treasurer. Trustees include: Jim Molloy, John Pierce, Rick Brunelle, Marilyn Dominick, Gary Gardner, and Margaret Deneve. The Onondaga Schools Education Foundation has grown from $3,483 in endowments in September 1990, with two scholarships, to now almost two dozen scholarships and $400,000 in endowments. The current scholarships offered are: Anne June Lohff Memorial, Carolyn Cameron Carter, Howe Memorial, Keehfus-Delaney, Len Fellows, Moore/Lowlesand, Onondaga Central Class of 1965 and the OCSEF Scholarship. Multiple people received several of these scholarships, totaling 21 individual scholarships. The OCSEF raises money through the Tile-By-Tile Program, where people can pay for a tile to honor someone in the OCS community, students, staff, organizations, clubs, or teams. In addition, the OCSEF fundraises by having an annual Fund Drive to collect monetary donations. Lastly, every summer, the OCSEF hosts a golf tournament. In addition to providing scholarships, the OCSEF collects names and contact information to maintain an OCS Alumni Database. The OCSEF can also help classes organize class reunions. Furthermore, they organize the 50-year luncheon for any OCS alumni that have graduated 50 or more years ago. In the mail every season, you may receive a copy of Joyful Echoes. This is the Onondaga alumni paper funded by OCSEF. There are articles about alumni, former staff, interesting achievements by alumni, Wall of Distinction inductees, and Homecoming. For more information, you can visit the Onondaga Central Schools Education Foundation website: https://www.ocseducationfoundation.com/
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