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Scholarship Awards from C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation recently awarded educational scholarships at their 2016 Annual Board of Directors meeting. Seated front row (l-r): Jennifer Penberthy and Lynette Green both of Sullivan. Pictured second row (l-r): CEFS board members Arlene Aschermann and Vickie Bowers.

•August 31, 2016•

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation, Board of Directors recently awarded $8,000 in educational scholarships to nine individuals who are pursuing post-secondary education. The educational scholarships were made available through funding provided by the Community Services Block Grant Program from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation’s Community Services Block Grant Scholarship Program was established in 1985. The CSBG Scholarship Program is designed to provide financial assistance to individuals to pursue education and training in occupational skill areas or post-secondary education for the purpose of upgrading employability levels. In the past 31 years of the CSBG scholarship program C.E.F.S. has awarded $350,376 in educational awards and has assisted 499 students.

Scholarship winners were recognized from Moultrie County at the recent annual C.E.F.S. Board of Directors meeting. Lynette Green an Jennifer Penberthy, both of Sullivan, received a certificate of recognition and a monetary award to pursue educational training.

Green would like a career that will provide for her family after the unexpected death of her husband. She decided on a career in nursing and will be enrolled in the nursing program at Lake Land College in Mattoon upon completion of her pre-requisites. Green wants to be an example to her children, both spiritually and academically.
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