On February 24th 2016, Her Excellency the Governor, Christina Scott, hosted a fund-raiser reception at Government House to raise funds for the Anguilla Community Foundation’s scholarship fund.
In her remarks, the Governor revealed that her father applied to a similar fund in the United Kingdom and she was awarded a scholarship. Former scholarship recipient, Kerlyn Hughes, addressed the crowd expressing her gratitude to the Anguilla Community Foundation: “The Mouton Fund Scholarship afforded me the opportunity to complete my Master’s degree and fulfilled one aspect of my personal development goals. To the prospective scholarship candidates, simply apply. To the organizations and persons who have financially contributed, or contributed in any other way, to make so many persons dreams come true, we say thanks a million. It is because of your generosity that we were able to complete our studies and return to our home, Anguilla, and make a difference, ” she said.
Founded in 1999, the Anguilla Community Foundation (ACF) was created to provide a vehicle for charitable giving and to support grantS – making to meet island-wide community needs. The Foundation is primarily a pool of endowed funds contributed by individuals, families and businesses. The Foundation is one of six foundations in the Caribbean.
The ACF has three endowed scholarship funds: the Anguilla College Fund to aid students studying medicine or information technology; the David Berglund Fund to support studies in veterinary medicine; and the Mouton Fund for college studies in any field. In addition, the Anguilla Community Foundation had one donor-directed, pass-through scholarship fund which enabled one student to obtain a Masters degree in Social Work. So far, two of the three scholarship funds have benefitted 15 students to the tune of over
In addressing the invitees at Government House, Chair of the Anguilla Community Foundation’s Board of Directors, Dr. Bonnie Richardson-Lake, said: “As you know, there are a lot of jobs in Anguilla where tertiary level education is required and a really big stumbling block for students is the money. Every little bit helps so we look forward to continuing to give from this scholarship fund. These funds will be around for years to come and hopefully they will grow”. She also noted that events such as the one hosted by the Governor was necessary due to the fact that scholarships are financcial by the interest derived from the funds,but that the interest rate in these times is not very high.
Persons eho eish to donate to the Fund may do by sending a cheque to The Anguillan Community Foundation Post Office Box 1097 The Valley, Anguilla, B.W.I.
US citizens can send a tax deductible contribution by cheque to the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, P.O. Box 11790, St. Thomas, VI, 00801. The memo section of the cheque should indicate that the monies are earmarked for the Anguilla Community Foundation Scholarship Fund.
