It’s Time for Camp

Scholarship funds at MaineCF are a true reflection of life’s passions and what matters most to anyone who ever wondered, “What if we had a scholarship to…?”

They mirror the spirits of beloved educators, leaders with vision – people who prize learning in all its forms. Each year, more than 900 students from Maine return to school with the confidence that a MaineCF scholarship provides.

This year, as we move forward with a renewed sense of adventure and appreciation for Maine’s great outdoors, it’s time for…camp.

DANIEL CARDILLO CHARITABLE FUND

Dan Cardillo was a junior Olympic skier, avid fisherman, serious student, gifted artist, and an exceptionally kind human being, say family, friends, and admirers. They established a fund to celebrate Cardillo’s passion for life and the way he encouraged others to do their best. Past recipients include visual artists, musicians, equestrians, future doctors, and Olympic athletes.

RICHARD A. FERRIER SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Richard Ferrier’s estate provides inspiration for students to explore less traditional pathways to education – even clown camp. Bowdoinham students who benefit from Ferrier scholarships have also gone to sports camps and on foreign educational tours, The YMCA Freedom Tour, early college programs, and cross-country bike explorations.

SEAN O’BLENIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Sean O’Blenis loved camps – sports, music, leadership, technology, academics – so his friends and family remember him with a memorial scholarship fund. Campers have taken their O’Blenis scholarships to Deepwood Farm, Kieve-Wavus Camps, Camp Ketcha, and the Bates Dance Festival.

TENNY DONNELLY FUND FOR YOUTH ENRICHMENT

Girls get first dibs on Tenny Donnelly scholarships for summer enrichment experiences at several wilderness and nature-centric camps. This year’s camps are the Gundalow Company Summer Camps, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, and White Pine Programs.

Interested in scholarship funds? Our staff can walk you through options that start at $10,000 for a designated fund. All gifts to scholarship funds are tax-deductible and benefit from MaineCF’s investment expertise. For more information, contact Liz Fickett at efickett@mainecf.org.

Photo: Grady Satterfield (#827), of Bowdoinham, helps his high school team win the 2019 Maine State Class A Cross Country Championship. Satterfield attended a pre-season cross country and distance running camp at The Pennsylvania State University on a Ferrier scholarship. Photo Candy Wright