Claysburg Education Foundation Announces Scholarship

The Claysburg Education Foundation is pleased to announce that The Bruno and Lena DeGol Family Foundation has awarded a $1,500 annual scholarship award to the Foundation for a period of ten (10) years to be awarded annually in memory of Donald E. Witherspoon to a Claysburg-Kimmel senior who will be pursuing a four-year degree.

Witherspoon was a Greenfield-Kimmel, now Claysburg-Kimmel School District graduate in the Class of 1960. Witherspoon was also president of the Blair County Chapter of the NAACP until his death on Dec. 26, 2020.

Witherspoon was well-known both in the Claysburg and Altoona areas for his efforts to work with individuals and groups for the betterment of the community.

The Bruno and Lena DeGol Foundation was established in 1994 with a wide range of charitable donations to many groups in the Altoona and surrounding area. The Degol Foundation wanted to establish this award in memory of Mr. Witherspoon who was a long-time, close, personal friend of the family to focus on continuing education by a senior each year at Claysburg-Kimmel.

The award will be made at Claysburg-Kimmel’s annual graduation based on the established criteria.

Scholarship applications must be submitted by April 30 of each year. You can obtain copies of the scholarship application from the Claysburg-Kimmel High School Counseling office by going to cksdbulldogs.com – Departments – School Counseling Office-HS – Scholarships, or by going to the Claysburg Education Foundation’s website http://www.claysburgeducationfoundation.org/literature.html.