Norfolk-based Access College Foundation announced a $1 million dollar investment, from an anonymous donor, to be used for college scholarships for graduates of Northampton County High School on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.By Virginia Lascaravirginia.lascara@insidebiz.comNorfolk-based Access College Foundation has announced a $1 million dollar investment, from an anonymous donor, to be used for college scholarships for graduates of Northampton County High School on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.In December, Access President Bonnie B. Sutton announced that the foundation created an endowment to serve Northampton County on the Eastern Shore. The endowment was created from $1.6 million from an anonymous donor and helped to fund an Access college adviser and other services at Northampton High and Northampton Middle schools, the only secondary schools in the county.With the original $1.6 million donation, Access reinforced and expanded upon the College and Career Readiness goals within the Northampton school district, set up funding to pay for up to two college entrance tests and four college application fees for students of low-income families in Northampton and provided $5,000 scholarships for qualifying students over the span of four years to encourage their enrollment.Now, with the additional $1 million investment, Access says it will provide qualifying students with scholarships up to $10,000 over four years.
