Welcome to CVCSF
Conval Community Scholarship Foundation Dollars for Scholars is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 to provide hope and confidence with community support to help more Conval regional students achieve their potential.
We invite you to read about our scholarship winners, our unique approach to choosing and monitoring our winners, and our fundraising activities. Together we can address the need for inspiring more students to work hard in school and build the character, drive and support necessary to continue their education beyond Conval.
Samantha Mannion on the Isle of Shoals
Samantha Mannion knew that becoming a marine biologist would be a challenge, but had no inkling about the adventure she would have in June.
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| Samantha Mannion of West Peterborough, right, and Michelle Bibeau, also a UNH student, studied marine science on the Isles of Shoals this summer. |
New Award for Dublin’s Chinese American Scholar
The ConVal Community Scholarship Foundation Dollars for Scholars (CVCSF) is proud of the progress made by its Dublin Chinese-American Scholar, Jie Lu. Step-daughter of Tom Kennedy, Manager of the Dublin Recycling Center, she came to Dublin from China with her mother, DaoNing Wang, in the summer of 2006. She started classes at ConVal High School in her junior year with the considerable challenge of having to learn to communicate in the English language while also adjusting to a major change in culture in coming to America and to ConVal High School.
Total fundraising surpasses $200,000
A milestone was reached in November this year with the receipt of a donor check that lifted total gifts to the Conval Community Scholarship Fund over the $200,000 mark in just the third year of its existence. The $100 check from Dr. John and Stephanie Minteer of Jaffrey was one of dozens of generous gifts made by members of the greater Conval community this year. It was the 351st such gift received since August of 2006.
Other than a match and small operational grants from the New Hampshire Charitable and two local foundations, the bulk of funds used to sponsor our scholars for two years of post-secondary education comes for gifts like the Minteer's. We are grateful to all of our donors, large and small.
The current goal of CVCSF is to create long-term stability by building an endowment fund that was started last year. We invite your participation. If you would like to learn more, please contact any board member.

