The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) and the Dunkirk Area Labor Council announce that applications for the Dunkirk Area Labor Council Scholarship are due by May 1, 2020. Students currently enrolled in the following schools are eligible: Brocton, Cassadaga, Chautauqua Lake, Dunkirk, Forestville, Fredonia, Pine Valley, Silver Creek, Westfield, and BOCES.
Graduating seniors interested in pursuing an education in the trades or manufacturing technology, such as an electrician, HVAC, pipefitter, machinist, maintenance, auto technology, and auto body, are encouraged to apply. Applications are available through the schools or the NCCF website www.nccfoundation.org/dunkirk-area-labor-council-scholarship. Students may also contact the NCCF Scholarship Coordinator Victoria Howell at 716-366-4892 or vhowell@nccfoundation.org.
According to Doug Stock, President of the Dunkirk Area Labor Council, “We want to encourage our young people to enter the trades and manufacturing technology. There is a great need right here in our community for machinists, plumbers, electricians, and others. Moreover, the wage scale is high.”
The Dunkirk Area Labor Council organizes and advocates on issues that are important to working people throughout the community. The Council is a member of the Western New York Area Labor Federation.
Forward completed applications to the NCCF by May 1st via e-mail vhowell@nccfoundation.org, fax to 716-366-3905, or by mail at 212 Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk, NY 14048. The Labor Council Scholarship Committee comprised of community members who will review the applications and make their selection(s).
The NCCF, incorporated in 1986, is a tax-exempt charitable organization. Since its establishment, the NCCF has distributed more than $16 million in the community through its various grant programs. It is an organization inherently committed to enriching the northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local philanthropy. For more information on the NCCF, visit www.nccfoundation.org or call 716-366-4892.