Coles County News Articles
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Mattoon High School Alumni Scholarship awards $13,500 to MHS graduates
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce that 14 Mattoon High school seniors have been named recipients of the 2019 MHS Alumni Scholarship. A total of $13,500 has been awarded this year.
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Mattoon Area CommunityWorks announces recipients of 2018 grants
The Mattoon Area CommunityWorks Endowment is a fund of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation and distributes annual grants to support workforce development, early childhood education and childcare, and land use and protection.
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2018 A.D. Williams Scholarship recipient announced at annual luncheon
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation and members of the Arland D. Williams, Jr. Scholarship committee are pleased to announce that Kristen Doty was awarded the $2,500 Arland D. Williams, Jr. Scholarship at the 34th annual scholarship presentation luncheon on Friday, August 3.
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Mike James Memorial Scholarship awarded to Michael Brown
The Mike James Memorial Scholarship was established in 2002 by Mattoon resident, Lorri James, in honor of her late husband and is awarded to MHS senior football players.
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Lebovitz Lively Arts Scholarship awarded to four MHS graduates
A total of $8,000 has been awarded to graduates of Mattoon High School from the Lebovtiz Lively Arts Scholarship Fund.
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Mattoon High School Alumni Scholarship awards $12,500 to MHS graduates
A total of $12,500 was awarded to 13 Mattoon High School seniors were awarded the Mattoon High School Alumni Scholarship during the recent senior awards ceremony.
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Michael Alan Fuller II Memorial Scholarship awarded to six MHS graduates
The Michael Alan Fuller II Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Alan Fuller who was killed in a single-car accident in 2004.
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MHS Alumni Scholarship Fund moving forward with Angela McQueen Citizenship Award
Mattoon High School Alumni and Mattoon community members joined together for a special 24-hour day of giving on Thursday, March 22 and raised $11,396 to establish the Angela McQueen Citizenship Award.
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Day of Giving planned to honor hometown hero Angela McQueen
David Janssen, chair of Mattoon High School Alumni Scholarship fund advisory committee, recently announced their goal to raise $50,000 to establish the Angela McQueen Citizenship Award.
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Sibyl Etchason named Outstanding Philanthropist at Community Foundation Hometown Event
The Mattoon Area Community Foundation advisory board is pleased to announce that it has named Sibyl Etchason as the 2017 Outstanding Philanthropist. The Community Foundation presents the award in recognition of the outstanding philanthropic achievements of individuals, families or organizations in Coles County.