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| In 2016, Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) established an endowed scholarship through the Southwestern Community College Foundation. The local non-profit heritage group recently added to the fund with a gift of $2,000. This brings the total amount of the endowed scholarship fund to $20,000. Pictured from left to right are: Doreyl Ammons Cain of Catch the Spirit; Dr. Don Tomas, president of SCC; and Amy Ammons Garza of Catch the Spirit. |
In 2016, Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (CSA) established an endowed scholarship through the Southwestern Community College Foundation.
The local non-profit heritage group recently added a gift of $2,000.
This brings the total amount of the endowed scholarship fund to $20,000.
“We are grateful to the Ammons sisters, CSA and the CSA Board for their loyal and continued generosity to support SCC and our students,” said Brett Woods, SCC Foundation director.
The scholarship fund was created by the CSA board of directors and founders to help SCC students preserve the Appalachian traditions of the area.
“We are so happy to add to our endowment,” said co-founder Amy Ammons Garza. “We wanted to round off the amount to $20,000, so we’re excited to be able to accomplish that feat.”
CSA was founded by Garza and her sister Doreyl Ammons Cain in 1989 to teach local children about mountain music, art and storytelling. CSA became a 501(c)3 nonprofit heritage organization in 1991.
"The SCC scholarship fund is part of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia's vision of honoring our mountain heritage through the arts,” said Cain. “What better way than helping our youth accomplish their dreams.”
For information on how to donate to the fund or create a fund, contact Woods at b_woods@southwesterncc.edu or 828.339.4241.
