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Teen Scholarships through SSSF
Joining together for
Darke County Youth
Early Bird, County News Online, Bistro Off Broadway & Paul Ackley
partner to support local youth
Celebrated local artist Paul Ackley is once again offering a special
showing and sale of his cartoons. The event is being hosted by Bistro
Off Broadway and sponsored by Darke County’s local media, The Early
Bird and County News Online. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. on May 31.
Visitors will be able to purchase Ackley’s original art, signed by the
artist, that has been published in the past several months in the Early
Bird and on County News Online.
The proceeds of the sale will be donated to the Senior Scribes
Scholarship Fund to be used for scholarships for Darke County teens
going to college.
A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Paul Ackley has
been an active Editorial Cartoonist for over thirty years. In 2009 and
2010, he was awarded ''Best Editorial Cartoonist'' by the Ohio
Associated Press.
In 2010, he received the Good Citizen Award for his Editorial Cartoons
from the Ohio House of Representatives. Ackley also has a drawing
displayed in House Speaker John Boehner's Washington D.C. office. He is
a proud tribal member of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Northern
Wisconsin.
The Early Bird, under the leadership of Publisher Fred Foutz, is
joining County News Online to help meet the needs of local youth
heading to college.
“College is an expensive endeavor for kids today,” said CNO Editor Bob
Robinson. “We have had an unprecedented number of students asking for
assistance, both through the Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund and a
local fraternal organization for which I’m secretary, Greenville Eagles
2177.
“They either have to get assistance from grants, local businesses,
organizations and individuals or they graduate already saddled with
thousands of dollars of debt.
“Today's expense is a far cry from when most of us were privileged to get a
college education,” Robinson added.
The Early Bird is a long-recognized weekly newspaper serving all
residents of Darke County. Established in 1968, The Early Bird was
purchased in July 2012 by Fred and Keith Foutz of Brothers Publishing
Company. It is the only audited free weekly newspaper in Darke County.
Since 2009, the Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund has awarded nearly
$24,000 in scholarships to Darke County students. County News Online, a
fundraising arm of SSSF, has provided more than $13,000 of that amount
since its inception in 2011.
According to Robinson, this will be the first time two local media
sources have partnered to help local youth achieve their college goals.
Ted and Diana Abney, owners of Bistro Off Broadway, have long supported
community events and services. This premier restaurant at 117 E. Fifth
Street is the Banner supporter of County News Online, providing the
initial support CNO needed to begin publication. 2013 is the second
year Bistro Off Broadway has been a CNO “Business Sponsor” with a
special emphasis toward young people in the 4H program.
Ackley, Greenville’s local celebrity cartoonist, has been the focal
point of community service and activities for nearly as long as he has
been drawing. A life-long resident, Ackley also has a desire to help
deserving Darke County youth achieve their goals.
Check out your favorite cartoons from past issues of The Early Bird and
postings of County News Online and bring your checkbook to The Bistro
Off Broadway on May 31, beginning at 5:30 p.m. In addition to getting a
signed Ackley original, your generosity will help a local teen achieve
his or her college goals.
To see Ackley’s CNO offerings, click here
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