Ellington Community Scholarship Association Awards $50,600

The Ellington Community Scholarship Association awarded $50,600 in scholarships at the annual ECSA Scholarship Awards Night on June 4 in the Gordon C. Getchell auditorium at . 

The awards were distributed to 55 graduating seniors who are pursuing their post-secondary education. The scholarships ranged from $600 to $4,500.

This is ECSA’s 53rd year of serving the students of Ellington, being in existence since 1959 when students canvassed the town door-to-door for donations. The organization currently relies on an annual as its primary source of funds as well as the investment earnings of the permanent funds it manages. ECSA’s permanent fund program currently has 21 funds. 

Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.

ECSA is an active member of the New England Dollars for Scholars, and as such, is part of a national network of over 1,200 non-profit scholarship foundations that raise funds and provide financial and academic support to local students.

To send a tax-deductible donation, checks should be made payable to ECSA and sent to ECSA, P.O. Box 54, Ellington, CT 06029. 

Also, more information can be found on the ECSA Web site.