GLCF Announces Lowell Women’s Week Scholarship Fund

Lowell Women’s Week Scholarship Fund was announced at the 25th anniversary of the Annual Lowell Women’s Week Breakfast on March 2 at Lenzi’s in Dracut. Pictured: the Lowell Women’s Week Committee.

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Lowell Women’s Week Scholarship Fund. This new scholarship fund honors the Lowell Women’s Week’s 25th anniversary.

This scholarship is expected to be awarded in Spring of 2021 at Lowell High School’s Honors Night with a preference for a Lowell High School student who identifies as a woman and who has been actively involved in making a community contribution.

Lowell Women’s Week honors women – both past and present. Celebrations take place during March, proclaimed by a joint resolution of Congress in 1987 as Women’s History Month. This month-long observance grew out of Women’s History Week, initiated in 1978 by the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women and enacted in 1981 by a Joint Congressional Resolution.  

“Lowell Women’s Week grew from a small band of community volunteers to an ongoing citywide collaboration.  As we celebrate its 25th year, we look back to the legacy of the many who inspired us with their persistence to support women and girls in different places in their lives.  These individuals worked together to make something happen that continues to benefit a large number of people, raise awareness and transform communities,” said Sheri Denk, a long-time member of Lowell Women’s Week. “Lowell Women’s Week is honored to look to the future and establish a scholarship for a Lowell High School student who has been involved in their community.”   

Donations to any fund at the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, including the Lowell Women’s Week Scholarship Fund, can be made online or by mail to the Lowell Women’s Week Scholarship Fund c/o GLCF, 100 Merrimack Street, Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852.

The Lowell High School scholarship program is made possible by a partnership between Lowell High School and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. Scholarships are provided through the generous contributions of donors, many of whom are Lowell High School graduates themselves, families honoring a loved one, or local business leaders supporting their community. Scholarships play a significant role in helping GLCF achieve its mission to improve the quality of life for the Greater Lowell community. For more information, call 978-970-1600 to learn how the community foundation can help a donor establish a scholarship.

For more information on the Greater Lowell Community Foundation please visit www.glcfoundation.org.