Marlene L. Driscoll Fund
The Marlene L. Driscoll Fund was established to support programs that benefit residents of the Boyertown Area School District.
Amin Family Nursing Scholarship Fund
The Amin Family established the Amin Family Nursing Scholarship Fund in 2019 to support scholarships for Reading High School seniors who plan to pursue their education in nursing after graduation. Good grades and attendance and financial need and responses to essay questions play roles in the selection process.
Patty Amin, a 1981 graduate of Reading High School, completed her Associate Degree in nursing at Alvernia University and earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Grand Canyon University. Saint Joseph Penn State Health has employed Patty since 1993. She always considered nursing to be an honorable career and felt blessed to help others in their time of need. The goal of the Amin family is to support the nursing profession and Reading High students pursuing a career in nursing by offering scholarships to help lessen the financial burden of a nursing education.
Reading High School seniors who plan to continue their education after high school in the field of nursing, have achieved a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 (B average) or above, have a financial need, and have an acceptable high school attendance record, may apply for this scholarship.
Safe Berks Endowment Fund
Annual distributions from this fund are made to Safe Berks to help it carry out its mission. The mission of Safe Berks is to provide safe haven and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The advocacy and education programs of Safe Berks increase awareness of oppression and promote the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Amin Family Scholarship Fund
The Amin Family Scholarship Fund was established in 2018 to support scholarships for students who attend Reading High School.
Reading High School seniors who plan to continue their education after high school, have achieved a cumulative *Unweighted* GPA of 3.0 (B average) or above, have a financial need, and have an acceptable high school attendance record may apply for this scholarship. Note: emphasis will be given to the quality of the essays.
Mandan Amin was born in the Northern Province of Iran. Early in her life, she learned the importance of education through her father who taught her that the only way to influence people and make a difference would be to be educated. Throughout school she studied hard and received an award of Excellence reserved only for those from the school district who had finished at the top of the class. Her love of science, medicine and strong ambition led her to follow an unconventional journey. While there was equality for women to get educated, most did not venture far from home. After she graduated from high school, she moved to Tehran to follow her dreams. She taught science, mathematics and drawing in an all-girl high school. She later went abroad to Germany where she got a bigger view of the world.
Upon her return to Tehran, she majored in political science in Tehran University Law School, which was a competitive undergraduate program. That followed with a Master’s degree in hospital administration and an internship in a Tehran hospital. Throughout Mandan’s life, she cared for policy to help streamline hospital protocols, knowing that providing committees to support further medical training as well as advocating for patients’ comforts would help faster healing. Mandan also joined the International Organization for Children, where she taught and prepared young children who had intellectual disabilities for primary school.
In the 1970s, Mandan made the difficult decision to leave everything she had ever known behind. After settling in the United States, Mandan focused her attention on her children and their education. All three children followed their education path and the American Dream.
A common trend in Mandan’s life was to actively help people. Whether it was disadvantaged children who could not advocate for themselves or friends needing support or empathy, Mandan was always there. She was the person who pushed her children and others to be their best selves. She believed everyone had some talent and, through education and hard work, they could realize their own American Dream.
It was her children’s wish to provide others with the same opportunities that were given to her own children. Following in her footsteps, they established this fund in her name.
Cystic Fibrosis Fund of Berks County
The Cystic Fibrosis Fund of Berks County provides grants to support the needs of individuals who have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
To qualify, an individual must:
- Be a Berks County resident.
- Be diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
- Be unable to pay for the costs of required treatment/equipment/expenses.
- Obtain confirmation of diagnosis from a medical provider.
- Obtain confirmation of need of requested item/service from social worker or specialist.
- Provide explanation of how the requested item/service will enhance or improve the quality of life.
Expenses that may be covered include both direct and indirect medical expenses and necessary, but ancillary, expenses related to cystic fibrosis treatment.
Wyomissing Area Soccer Club McCanney Fund
This fund makes annual distributions to the Wyomissing Area Soccer Club to assist in the payment of registration fees for families with a financial need.
Donor Advised
Alexa Taylor and Morgan Grace Schutt Fund
Grants support the charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes of the Community Foundation. This fund will benefit children locally and also organizations that assist in the medical research for illnesses that cause the premature death of children.
Annie M. Nolf Charitable Gift Fund
Grants support the Allentown Rescue Mission; American Diabetes Association, Allentown Chapter; American Red Cross, Berks County Chapter; Good Shepherd Rehab Network, Allentown; and the Salvation Army-Reading Corps.
Richard L. Henry Memorial Fund
Grants support the Jewish Federation of Reading; Safe Berks; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; and Ronald McDonald House locations in Philadelphia and Hershey. In addition, the fund addresses issues related to breast cancer and visual impairment among residents of Berks County.
B Strong B Rich Fund
This fund provides financial assistance for expenses not covered by insurance for Berks County residents who are under the age of 30 and have been diagnosed with or are recovering from a diagnosis of cancer.
