Kill Devil Hills Ice Cream Social To Support The Wallace H. McCown Scholarship Fund
The Town of Kill Devil Hills is hosting their annual Ice Cream Social event at Aviation Park from 4:30pm to 7:00pm on Tuesday, September 24. The free community event will have hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, drinks, treats for dogs, live music, and ice cream.
This year, the town’s staff decided to add a new element to the event – a baked goods sale! All proceeds from the baked goods sale will go to the Wallace H. McCown Scholarship Fund, which is managed by the Outer Banks Community Foundation.
The Wallace H. McCown Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998 by the Town of Kill Devil Hills to honor Wallace McCown’s commitment to education and community. His dedication to public service as the town attorney for nearly half a century and his contributions to the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s Board of Directors inspire this merit-based scholarship. His children, Linda and Buddy McCown, who serve as advisors to the scholarship, have been actively supporting it since its inception.
The Wallace H. McCown Memorial Scholarship is a testament to Wallace McCown’s unwavering dedication to community enrichment. It celebrates Dare County high school seniors who exhibit academic excellence and plan to pursue full-time studies at a public college or university in North Carolina. Since 1998, this scholarship has awarded a total of $50,300 to 36 local students. Below are the recipient’s names in chronological order:
- Grace Garman
- Lucy Stecher
- Grace Vernesoni
- Lilian Ratliff
- Emily Benton
- Peyton Turner
- Emily Bayne
- Mya Salch
- Eliza Quidley
- William Garman
- Averi Dare Creef
- Isabel Estes
- Christopher Mull
- Maximus Allison
- Samantha Surprenant
- Jennifer Alexandra White
- Elijah Midgette
- Abby Haywood
- Charity Durand
- Taylor Cecil
- Nicholas Brent Sorensen
- Deborah Leona Roughton
- Caroline Atkinson
- Barbara Olbrichova
- Chelsey Fenyak
- Tempest Angelea Daniels
- Justin Robey
- Nicholas Yelle
- Shannon P. Davis
- Jennifer Burrus
- Gary Farrow
- Jackie Gates
- Merrie Mosedale
- Gabrielle Clift
- Jamie Rawdanowicz
- Jessica Guice
For more information on how to participate in the baked goods sale, click here.
We are looking forward to this annual community event that helps raise awareness of scholarship opportunities for our local students while enhancing the impact of these scholarships through innovative and creative fundraising. We hope to see you there.
About the Outer Banks Community Foundation: The Outer Banks Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to fostering philanthropy and supporting local causes. Through its charitable funds and grant programs, the Foundation strives to enrich the quality of life for residents of the Outer Banks.
