CCF Annual Event: A Scholarship Story

Celebrating the intersection between students, scholarships, and the community.

With nearly 400 scholarship recipients, donors, community members, CCF staff & board members, and Clark College staff & faculty, it was a full house at the Hilton on November 6th! Coming together to celebrate scholarships and the stories that accompany them, we heard from a multitude of excellent speakers, including:

Cyndi Holloway

Director of Governmental and Community Affairs at Waste Connections

Vella Hongel

Vice President of the Associated Students of Clark College

Cheree Nygard

Chair of CCF Board of Directors

Calen Ouellette

CEO of CCF

Dr. Karin Edwards

President of Clark College

Malina Siharath

Student at Clark College

Malina Siharath, our student speaker, spoke on her scholarship story:

“Being awarded three scholarships has made such a difference during my time at Clark College. In my first year of college, I paid all expenses out of pocket or with personal loans. Because of the Darby/Smith Scholarship, Fordham Scholarship, and the Clark Alumni Scholarship, I am able to finish my last year at Clark College with only that first year of debt. With the help of scholarships, I am able to transition into a 4-Year Institution seamlessly. When the community helps students through scholarships, they truly change students’ lives on their academic journeys!”

A night full of celebration!

From inspiring scholarship stories to a dance performance by the White Lotus Dragon and Lion Dance Team, there couldn’t have been a better celebration of all things Clark College!