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Alvin and Janet Blumenstein Memorial Scholarship Fund

Founded by Nelson and Celia Zahler for students who exceed the maximum income threshold for government financial aid programs but still have financial need and lack resources to pay for their education.

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Alvin F. Tesmer and John J. Hayes Veterans Memorial Fund

Founded by John J. and Kay L. Hayes to support the greatest needs of veterans and their immediate family including their caregivers, spouses, and children in Frederick County and Carroll County.

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Alvin Quinn Scholarship Fund for Youth

Founded by James Filby and Debbie Williams for tuition assistance for youth ages 5 to 22 to participate in Frederick YMCA programs.

Alvin Quinn, known as “Mr. YMCA,” worked from 1919 to 1960 at Frederick County’s first YMCA at the corner of Church and Court Streets in the City of Frederick. He served as the YMCA’s General Secretary or Executive Director. His contribution to Frederick through his leadership of the YMCA is critical—not only to local athletics but also to youth character development. In honor of Alvin Quinn’s dedication to the YMCA, a fund was started in his name to promote YMCA participation. The Alvin Quinn Scholarship Fund for Youth, founded by James Filby and Debbie Williams, awards scholarships to Frederick County youth aged 5-22 for tuition assistance, primarily for YMCA camp attendance.

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American Advertising Federation Scholarship Fund

Founded by its board of directors to promote careers in marketing, design, advertising and related fields.

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American Cancer Society Fund

Founded with General Clair Wayne Shisler’s bequest for Frederick County activities.

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Animal Care Field of Interest Fund

Founded by the Community Foundation to support pet care, agriculture animal help, and wildlife support rescue.

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Ann Burnside Love and Thomas A. Love, MD, Family Scholarship Fund

Founded by Mrs. Love in honor and memory of her husband, Thomas A. Love, and the family they created to provide scholarships for students pursuing a career in journalism, creative writing, communications, marketing or business writing degrees. The fund will also provide scholarships to students accepted or enrolled at University of Maryland’s medical or dental schools.

To honor her late husband and the family they created, Ann Burnside Love established The Ann Burnside Love and Thomas A. Love, M.D. Family Scholarship Fund. The fund also honors the careers of Dr. and Mrs. Love. As a family physician in Thurmont during the late 1950’s through the 1960’s, Dr. Love was determined to follow in the footsteps of his physician father and grandfather, but he wanted a small-town hands-on practice. He established close relationships with his patients, and was immensely loved and respected for the time, attention, and caring that he gave to each person. Tragically, in 1968 he lost his life in an automobile accident on his way to a house call. “I’m so grateful that I’m finally able to establish this scholarship fund,” said Mrs. Love. “The idea for the fund has been with me since my husband died. For many years, I’ve wanted to honor him and the wonderful physician he was by helping others achieve their medical degrees. Also, my passion for writing is my motivation to help budding writers become successful. So, I’ve created this fund to honor the wonderful family that Tom and I created. I am so proud of our four children and their families, and I know Tom would be, too.”

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Anthony M. Natelli Memorial Scholarship Fund

Founded by Natelli Communities for Urbana High School graduates exhibiting dedication to volunteerism.

Anthony “Tony” Natelli was synonymous with Gaithersburg-based Natelli Communities, the real estate development firm he formed with his son Thomas. Natelli Communities positively transformed the landscape of Frederick County by developing the communities of Dearbought in Frederick, Glenbrook in Middletown and the Villages of Urbana in Urbana, all known for their community-oriented development philosophy, thoughtful planning and timeless design. A New Jersey native, Mr. Natelli began his career in the accounting field at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG), where he served as managing partner of the company’s offices in Italy and later in Washington, DC. He left the accounting field for a successful second career in real estate in 1977, becoming a land developer in both Frederick and Montgomery counties. Mr. Natelli was the force behind the development of Avenel in Potomac, turning the once forlorn site of a planned sewage treatment facility into a prestigious community of over 900 homes and a championship golf course that has hosted a PGA Tour event for over a decade. In 1996, Mr. Natelli earned the Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence for the finest planned community in the nation for his visionary work on Avenel. His civic consciousness, community service and involvement in charitable endeavors defined his hands-on business style as did his commitment to his family. He was devoted to his wife Trudy of 47 years, his five children Nancy, Tony, Thomas, Mary, and Michael, fifteen grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his sons and daughters-in-law Steve, Christine, Karen, Tim, and Jessica. After Mr. Natelli passed away at the age of 67 of a cerebral hemorrhage in March 2004, his son Thomas turned to the Community Foundation and made a founding gift to establish The Anthony M. Natelli Memorial Scholarship Fund to continue reaching out to those in Frederick County’s premier planned community built by Natelli Communities. The Fund awards annual scholarships to Urbana High School graduates. Preference is given to those graduates exhibiting exemplary community service above minimum graduation requirements and demonstrating a commitment to volunteerism.

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