| $56,000 Awarded in Scholarships |
| Willmar, Minn. – The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) is pleased to announce that 25 students from Kandiyohi County received $56,000 in academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. The WACF administers 9 separate scholarship funds established by individuals, families and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits. “Our kids are our future. By supporting our student’s education, we not only make an investment in our children but an investment in the future of our communities. Thank you to our donors who continue to make this possible,” stated Sara Carlson, Executive Director of WACF. Scholarship recipients for the 2022-2023 school year are (sorted by school district):Anders Grimsgard of ACGC High School was awarded $1,000 from the Adams Family Scholarship Fund and $1,000 from the Harold E. Bjur Scholarship Fund. Liberty Jans of ACGC High School was awarded $1,000 from the Marv Otto Scholarship Fund.Abbie Kragenbring of ACGC High School was awarded $1,000 from the Adams Family Scholarship Fund and $1,000 from the Harold E. Bjur Scholarship Fund. Brady Schultz of ACGC High School was awarded $1,000 from the Marv Otto Scholarship Fund.Logan Straumann of ACGC High School was awarded $1,000 from the Harold E. Bjur Scholarship Fund. Landin Ahrenholz of MACCRAY High School was awarded $2,000 from the Josh Palke Scholarship Fund.Hallye Foster of MACCRAY High School was awarded $1,000 from the Josh Palke Scholarship Fund.Tyler Heida of MACCRAY High School was awarded $1,000 from the Josh Palke Scholarship Fund.Evan Laumb of MACCRAY High School was awarded $1,000 from the Josh Palke Scholarship Fund.Kayla Marcus of MACCRAY High School was awarded $1,000 from the Josh Palke Scholarship Fund.Nathan Helgeson of Moorhead High School was awarded $500 from the Virginia Grussendorf Memorial Scholarship Fund.Nyla Johnson of New London-Spicer High School was awarded $500 from the New London Spicer Alumni Scholarship Fund.Courtney Ronning of New London-Spicer High School was awarded $1,000 from the Marv Otto Scholarship Fund.Payton Freiberg of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Esmeralda Garcia of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Dr. Austin and Muriel McCarthy Family Scholarship Fund, $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund and $10,000 from the WCSA Dorothy Brown Scholarship Fund.Sadie Gillespie of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $10,000 from the WCSA Dorothy Brown Scholarship Fund.Allison Hegreberg of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Ridgley Hulstein of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $10,000 from the WCSA Dorothy Brown Scholarship Fund.Mustafe Ibrahim of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Khadra Kassim of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Brandon Paxtor of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Antony Quiroz-Garcia of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Jary Santos Segovia of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Jasmine Singsank of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.Angie Sorto of Willmar Senior High School was awarded $1,000 from the Elaine M. Adams Scholarship Fund.The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local Willmar area. Since 1998, WACF has grown to over $23.5 million in assets and awarded $12.4 million in grants to nonprofits. The WACF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a collaborative of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 1,000 funds totaling nearly $195 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Willmar. |