The Lewis Sexton Scholarship provides three non-renewable awards of $5,000 each to children (or legal wards) of UAW 862 member or retirees who plan to attend college in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Students must be graduating high school seniors who have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or higher. This award is paid directly to the recipient’s college/university over the course of two semesters. Applications run from early November until the due date, and award notifications are sent in May.
Blue Grass Community Foundation is where people go to give to enhance the quality of life in Central and Appalachia Kentucky. We connect charitable individuals, families, businesses, communities and nonprofit organizations with causes they care about to meet community needs and make a difference. Our mission is to create generous, vibrant and engaged communities throughout Central and Appalachia Kentucky.