Worcester Education Foundation Creates $200K Fund

Worcester Education Foundation Creates $200K Fund
WCEF board members present a $200,000 check to establish a fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Pictured, front from left, are Melissa Reid, Patti Miller, Toni Keiser, Lou Taylor, Todd Ferrante, Tara Miller, Adrienne Naleppa and Hope Palmer; and, back, John Quinn, Chad Vent and Greg Shockley. WCEF board members not pictured included Jack Burbage, Todd Burbage, Lee Chisholm, Bill Gordy, Al Handy, Duke Marshall, Josh Nordstrom, Ray Thompson, Deborah Travers, Susan Trimble, Chris Woodley and Sheila Zimmer. Submitted Photo

SALISBURY – A $200,000 fund was recently established by the Worcester County Education Foundation to enable it to meet the needs of students today and in the future.

The fund, held at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, will assist WCEF in linking community resources with the educational needs of Worcester County Public School students.

The Worcester County Education Foundation (WCEF) hopes to help students prepare for the future by growing digital learning opportunities in and out of the class room. With long term plans to equip every child from K-12 with appropriate digital devices, WCEF hopes for students to develop digital skills that are necessary for workforce readiness.

“I am confident that the establishment of an endowment for the Worcester County Education Foundation (WCEF) through the Community Foundation will have a lasting impact for the students of Worcester County for years to come,” said Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor. “The Education Foundation continues to work to support our school system through teacher grants and funding for our digital conversion; this endowment will create another avenue to ensure WCEF support is sustained well into the future.”

“As the digital world advances every day, it is important for our local students to be able to learn evolving technology,” said Erica Joseph, president of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. “Through their fund, the Worcester County Education Foundation can benefit from the long term financial management, administrative resources, and expertise we offer at CFES.”