Community Foundation of Henderson County Announces William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship Recipien

Community Foundation of Henderson County Announces William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship Recipient

8/2/2018

Hendersonville, N.C., July 31, 2018:  A Biology-Ecology, Environmental Science and Evolution Junior entering Appalachian State University, Seth Drake has been named the 2018 recipient of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.



 

A graduate of Henderson County Early College, Seth resides in East Flat Rock, NC. He was an A and AB Honor Roll Recipient from 2013-2017, a current member of the Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited and a recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation for promoting Trout Unlimited Youth Development. He was also named the 2017 National Youth Fly Fishing Champion, out of a field of the twenty best angers in the nation.

Seth states that “the field of fisheries and wildlife management are one of the most important fields in the world that need protected. Maintaining a stable ecosystem and managing the wildlife is a critical issue with factors such as global warming, pollution and development of lands becoming more prominent.”

The scholarship fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County, established in 2006 by The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited, is named for and honors the memory of William “Bill” L. Arbuckle, an avid angler, supporter and former director of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Mr. Arbuckle contributed much of his time, talent and resources to the success of the chapter.

Since 1982, Community Foundation of Henderson County has offered people a variety of ways to touch our community through philanthropic giving.  We accept gifts from individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create a pool of charitable dollars from which grants are awarded to address community needs. This past fiscal year, CFHC donors provided charitable awards of more than $3 million to area nonprofits. Learn more about Community Foundation of Henderson County at www.CFHCforever.org, at the Community Foundation’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages, and by calling (828) 697-6224.

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