Comfort & Care: Ronald McDonald House Charities adapts to changing needs

Note: This guest post about Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States (RMHC) was written by Emily Gibson, RMHC Senior Executive Assistant for the April 2022 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Because of space constraints, we had to publish a slightly shortened version of the post in Circle Conversations, but … Continue reading →

Former Recipient Shares Thoughts on the Value of Scholarships

Marissa Vail graduated from Pittsburg High School in 2020. Since it’s scholarship season at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK), we caught up with Marissa to check in on her status as a college student and to get her perspective on the scholarship process and being a scholarship recipient. Marissa recently completed her third … Continue reading →

Our Top 5 Scholarship Tips for Southeast Kansas Students

It’s scholarship season again in Southeast Kansas! We announced that our 2022 scholarship applications had become available in late January. Today, we’re publishing a series of scholarship tips that we hope will help area students as they complete their scholarship applications, whether ours or anyone else’s. These tips come from CFSEK Program Coordinator Sherri Stephens, … Continue reading →

Touched by Angels Among Us

Angels Among Us volunteers

Note: This guest post about Angels Among Us was written by Debbie Brock for the January 2022 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Because of space constraints, we had to publish a shortened version of the post in Circle Conversations, but we’re publishing the full version here. … Continue reading →

Southeast Kansas Scholarships for 2022 are now available! [Update: Closed]

Update: Scholarship applications were due March 31, 2022. Original post: The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 school year. CFSEK is home to more than a dozen different Southeast Kansas scholarships established by local residents, businesses, and organizations to help area … Continue reading →