Lee Sinna
Guest Columnist
The Forest Lake Area Community Scholarship Foundation has concluded its 44th consecutive annual scholarship cycle with record results. Since July 2016, Forest Lake Area donors have contributed a record $180,200 to be distributed as scholarships to applicants qualified for CSF general scholarships, named scholarships or scholarships awarded to individuals referred from community service agencies. In the 2017 scholarship cycle, CSF awarded 115 scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The generosity of Forest Lake Area donors is astonishing. CSF Vice President Joe Lefto has commented that CSF donors represent strategic philanthropy at its finest level, in that donors may never know their beneficiaries or experience the bright and prosperous futures of either recipients or the communities in which they may ultimately reside. Yet, CSF donors continue to support the CSF mission to assist Forest Lake Area residents seeking to advance their educations.
CSF treasurer Laura Jackson consistently reminds the CSF board
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