{"id":50878,"date":"2026-04-18T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=50878"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:41:23","slug":"next-chapter-scholarship-fund-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/next-chapter-scholarship-fund-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Chapter Scholarship Fund Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictured with the donation are (l-r) Deb Hench – Donor, Chris Yoder – DAF Executive Director and Sue Strausbaugh – Fund Holder.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Defiance Area Foundation is grateful to announce a $1,000 gift from Deb Hench in support of the newly established Next Chapter Scholarship Fund. Hench, a Foundation member and longtime supporter of Defiance County initiatives, is helping grow this fund to create new opportunities for local students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next Chapter Scholarship Fund was created to support graduating seniors in Defiance County who plan to continue their education but may not yet have chosen a specific field of study. The scholarship is open to students pursuing trade school, a two-year, or a four-year degree, with preference given to those with financial need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Foundation is working to grow the fund to $25,000, which will allow for a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded annually in a sustainable way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community members who would like to support the Next Chapter Scholarship Fund can make a gift to the Defiance Area Foundation at 613 West Third Street, Defiance, or contact the Foundation to learn more about how to contribute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Defiance Area Foundation is grateful to announce a $1,000 gift from Deb Hench in support of the newly established<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2230,6,13406],"tags":[23855,22590,16666,28727,28728],"class_list":["post-50878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-community","category-community","category-not-for-profit","tag-chris-yoder","tag-deb-hench","tag-defiance-area-foundation","tag-next-chapter-scholarship-fund","tag-sue-strausbaugh"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t