Edward K. Roberts Fund Provides $40,000 For Student Support

The PHSC Foundation recently received a $40,000 grant from the Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

The contribution will provide scholarships to PHSC students in the summer and fall semesters of 2020. Preference will be given to part-time students who may not qualify for other financial aid and who are parents, whether single or married. The Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County donation of $40,000 in 2019 provided scholarships for 58 PHSC students.

Roberts was a generous lifelong donor to PHSC. He relocated to Sarasota, Fla., and upon his death in 2009, established the Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Since 2011, the Fund has donated $420,000, providing scholarships to more than 500 PHSC students. PHSC was one of several colleges specified to be eligible for distributions from the fund.

For information on how to include PHSC in your estate planning, contact the PHSC Foundation office at 727.816.3410 or foundation@phsc.edu.