Developing good neighbors skills and values in children through programs that nourish, educate and support them while providing life-changing experiences for college students through leadership development internships.
NANCY HORTON SCHOLARSHIP
MATCH
DONATION
OPPORTUNITY
Nancy Horton, a longtime volunteer and supporter of SML Good Neighbors, made this possible by pledging $25,000 in matching funds to launch a scholarship program.
SML Good Neighbors is launching a scholarship matching campaign, beginning immediately, in hopes of doubling every dollar donated to the scholarship up to $25,000 by May of 2022.
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SML Good Neighbors Announces the Nancy Horton Scholarship
SML Good Neighbors announces a new scholarship program to support our students pursuing educational opportunities after high school. Nancy Horton has pledged up to $25,000 in matching funds to launch SML Good Neighbors’ Nancy Horton Scholarship, benefiting students who have participated in SML Good Neighbors’ programs and who wish to further their education after high school by attending trade school, community college or a four year institution.
Moneta, Virginia
November 9, 2021
SML Good Neighbors had actively been investigating establishing a scholarship program to support our students in pursuing post high school education. Nancy Horton, a longtime volunteer and supporter of SML Good Neighbors, made this possible by pledging $25,000 in matching funds to launch a scholarship program.
SML Good Neighbors is launching a scholarship matching campaign, beginning immediately, in hopes of doubling every dollar donated to the scholarship up to $25,000 by May of 2022. The funds donated to the Nancy Horton Scholarship will be held in an investment account to maximize the impact of funds.
SML Good Neighbors will provide up to two scholarships annually beginning in May of 2022, to two deserving seniors who have participated in our programs. A selection committee will determine which applicants are selected as recipients of the scholarship. The scholarship application will be provided to local high schools as well as available through the SML Good Neighbors’ website this December.
If you would like to make a contribution to SML Good Neighbors’ Nancy Horton Scholarship, please visit www.smlgoodneighbors.org or contact SML Good Neighbors’ office at 540-585-4912. Donations may also be mailed to P.O. Box 2, Moneta, VA 24121, with a noted designation for the Nancy Horton Scholarship. Students interested in applying should visit www.smlgoodneighbors.org between December and April of their senior year of high school.
SML Good Neighbors is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Moneta, Virginia. The organization, founded in 2007, provides academic, enrichment and nutritional programs, free of cost, to students in rising 1st - 12th grades in Franklin and Bedford County, Virginia. Our mission is to develop good neighbors skills and values in children through programs that nourish, educate and support them while providing life-changing experiences for college students through leadership development internships.