Another first in the annals of Tri-County Scholarship Fund occurred on Friday, November 8th, as the fund hosted its inaugural Women of Tri-County Awards Luncheon at the Morris County Golf Club. The focus of the awards luncheon is to honor the work of outstanding New Jersey women and to raise funds for the Freedom Scholars program of Tri-County Scholarship Fund.
Offered to incoming high school freshmen, the Freedom Scholars program offers scholarships to young men and women of great academic promise as well as financial need. Offered to incoming freshman and renewed every year, it provides for a virtually tuition free passage to a number of New Jersey’s great high schools. Schools partner with the Fund to cover the majority of the students’ financial needs. In addition to financial help, Freedom Scholars are given mentors who are among the most seasoned teachers and staff at the respective schools, tutoring as needed, SAT prep and college essay prep.