Lloyd Green Jr. came to the Community Foundation of Colusa County and said that he would like to honor his grandfather, Lenard Green Sr., with a memorial scholarship.  “Lenard Green, a born and raised citizen of Colusa County, and spent his life as a rancher.  He raised two kids, and taught his boys the type of dedication it takes to succeed both personally and professionally; of which my father passed those values on to me”. According to Green.   “The goal of the Lenard Green Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund is to be able to provide scholarships to all of the high schools within Colusa County, but we have to start somewhere, so we are hoping to have enough funding to provide one scholarship to a student of Pierce High School in Arbuckle in 2009.” Green continues, “Lenard Green was hard working, dedicated to his family, and imposed a great sense of value to education. Most of all, his stubbornness to prove that he could succeed the impossible helped him though the trials of his life. He would be proud to know that his legacy would continue through supporting local High School Graduates giving them the opportunity to succeed.”

The final qualifications for the scholarship have yet to be established, but in general the Lenard Green Sr. Memorial Fund will be available to Colusa County students with some agricultural background, irrespective of income with a passing GPA.  The selection committee will be made up of members of the Green Family, and the Community Foundation of Colusa County board members.

To help fund the long term growth of the scholarship, an endowment fund has been established that will utilize 10% of the money raised by the scholarship fund to permanently fund this scholarship.

If you would like to donate to the Lenard Green Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, donations can be sent to 2967 Davison Court, Suite C, Colusa, CA 95932, or at the Colusa branch of Wells Fargo Bank.