Carver County, Minn. – The Community Foundation for Carver County (CFCC), in conjunction with CommunityGiving, is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients of the Alexis Kretsch Memorial Scholarship Fund for this 2021-2022 school year.
Parker Hoiosen and Trista Peitz, both from Waconia High School, each received $500 from the Alexis Kretsch Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Laura Helmer, Board Chair of the CFCC shared that, “Supporting students to pursue their dreams and achieve their goals is vital to the health of our community. Scholarships are one way to do that, and we are so grateful to the donors who make this possible. Alexis Kretsch was a student at Waconia High School and this fund is one way her memory continues to live on in our community.”
CommunityGiving administers 125 separate scholarship funds, some of which serve Carver County and the surrounding area. These scholarships were established by individuals, families and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits.
The Community Foundation for Carver County (CFCC) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 2004, the CFCC has grown to nearly $800,000 in assets. The CFCC 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 880 funds totaling more than $153 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CFCC.