Lowell High School Class of 1969 adds $10K to its scholarship to honor 50th Anniversary

The LHS Class of ’69 – 2019 Reunion Committee celebrates their fundraising achievement (photo taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic): Front row: Deb Tierney Hayden of Hampton, NH; Eileen Gallagher Emerson of Lowell; Steve Hartigan of Tilton, NH; Bob Johnson of Weare, NH. Back row: Mike Hayden of Hampton, NH; Brenda Price of Lowell; Barbara Dunsford of Portsmouth, NH; Carol Stack Fine of Lowell; Bill Nickels of Lowell; Gail DeLaHaye of Amesbury; Ann Gallagher of Chelmsford; Ruthelyn Morgan Rivanis of Lowell

Lowell, MA – The Lowell High School Class of 1969 announced that it had raised $10,000 for its LHS Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund bringing their scholarship total to nearly $18,000.  Administered by the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, this scholarship fundraiser was kicked off in 2019 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1969.

The LHS Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund, was opened in 2005 and now awards $750 annually to a student who demonstrates financial need, will attend UMASS or a Middlesex Community College and have been involved in community service.

“With perseverance, great social media and generous classmates, we met our goal of raising an additional $10,000 for the scholarship,” said Barbara Dunsford, Class of 1969 Reunion Chair. “It took our LHS ‘village’ to cheerlead to the finish line to increase our annual scholarship for an aspiring college bound LHS grad who make us so proud.”

Dunsford encourages ongoing donations to the LHS Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund, “the larger the fund, the larger the scholarship to support a graduate’s higher education dream.”  Donations can be made online at www.glcfoundation.org/donate or by mail to the LHS Class of 1969 Scholarship 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.

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