{"title":"Swain County Community Foundation announces local scholarships","content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Swain County Community Foundation announces the availability of the Bob Robinson Family Scholarship, Julia Hunt Scholarship, McCracken Family Scholarship, McHan-Freeman-Shuler Scholarship, Swain County Public Schools Scholarship, and many other statewide scholarships, according to John Burton, board president.<\/p>\r\n<p>Burton said this is a good opportunity for Swain County students to further their educations. &#8220;The Swain County board wants to raise awareness among area youth about opportunities offered through scholarships held with the North Carolina Community Foundation,&#8221; he said. The Swain County Community Foundation is an affiliate of NCCF.<\/p>\r\n<p>Scholarships are available for students meeting various eligibility requirements detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccommunityfoundation.org\/scholarships\">online<\/a>, where applications can be downloaded. Applications also may be available at the high schools. The deadline for submitting applications is posted on the NCCF website.<strong> <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About Swain County Community Foundation:<\/strong><br \/>The Swain County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Burton, SCCF board members include: Toby Allman, Mary Anne Baker, Ashley Butcher, Christine Colcord, Robyn Duncan, Mark Hanna, Robert Loafman, Brandy Monteith, Heather Parton, Jeremiah Wiggins and Karen Wilmot.<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact Western Regional Associate <a href=\"mailto:slelievre@nccommunityfoundation.org\">Sue LeLievre<\/a> or call (800) 201-9532.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>There are also many statewide scholarships available for local students.<strong><\/strong><\/p>","url":"\/news\/swain-county-community-foundation-announces-local-scholarships","publishedAt":1425500775,"media":0,"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"94295cd104c549009cd1b124bc152335","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":60542,"created":1425500775,"modified":1556820686,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Swain County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/western\/swain-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536248081,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"eee4af9cf7874533a8ea309486d21e17","parent":"44d83c871eb54eb6b26d40a5bc49cce9","node":20903,"created":1533158671,"modified":1536248081,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}