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Letter: Overwhelming Need for Scholarship Money
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Even in a wealthy community like New Canaan, there is a significant need for funds to help students from our town further their education.
Over 50 years ago, my father, Henry S. Coleman, was director of financial aide and subsequently director of admissions at Columbia University. He became aware of how critical it was for the majority of students applying to colleges to receive some form of scholarship assistance. He, along with several others, started the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation.
For decades the main fundraiser for this foundation was a door-to-door canvas by NCHS students to collect funds for themselves and for their peers. With generous support from local families and businesses the NCHSSF was able to adequately support the applicants who needed help with tuition. It has been an honor to take over my father’s work in the past 15 years but times have drastically changed.