Group helps non-traditional student
Heidi Desch / Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years, 3 months AGO
The P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational
Organization) Program for Continuing Education has awarded Margaret
Stell of Whitefish a $2,000 grant.
She was sponsored by Chapter D of
Whitefish to continue her studies for a bachelor’s degree in
elementary education from Flathead Valley Community College and the
University of Great Falls.
Stell returned to school after being a
stay-at-home mom. She was inspired to get an education degree after
working with Campus Corps, an AmeriCorps Program, and Whitefish
CARE.
“It’s incredible,” she said of the
grant. “Without this I’d be looking to drop classes to work
more.”
Stell said the grant will pay for a
semester of school at FVCC and help with books. She expects to
graduate May of 2012.
While going to school she is working as
an assistant teacher at the Whitefish Community School and has also
spent time in the Whitefish schools.
Established in 1973, the Program for
Continuing Education presents need-based grants to women in the
United States and Canada whose education has been interrupted.
P.E.O. is an organization whose members celebrate the advancement
of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards and 4
percent loans.
ARTICLES BY HEIDI DESCH / WHITEFISH PILOT
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