Key West VFW Post 3911 Supports Scholarship for Veterans, Service Members, Dependents

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Key West Post 3911 presents $2,000 to FKCC for the VFW Ed Moran Memorial Scholarship.  L to R: FKCC student/ Moran Scholarship recipient Joseph Wooten, VFW Junior Vice Commander Mark Tobin, VFW Commander Abe Conn, VFW Chaplain Tim Tribou, FKCC President Dr. Jonathan Gueverra, and VFW Quartermaster Ken Thompson.

KEY WEST, FL, September 30, 2016—The Southernmost Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) donated $2,000 to the Florida Keys Community College Foundation to support the “VFW Post 3911 Ed Moran Memorial Scholarship.” The VFW Commander Abe Conn and several of the group’s leaders visited the Key West Campus on Wednesday to present the donation to FKCC President Dr. Jonathan Gueverra.

Established in 2015, this scholarship pays tribute to the late VFW Post Commander.  The $1,000 award provides financial assistance to veterans, service members, and their dependents so that they may complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt.  With this year’s donation, the VFW Moran Scholarship was awarded to two students: Breanna Peak and Joseph Wooten.  Peak is U.S. Coast Guard veteran who is now earning an Associate in Arts degree and plans on continue her studies toward a nursing degree.  Wooten is following his 10 year service career in the U.S. Marine Corps by pursuing an Associate in Applied Arts in Diving Business and Technology

Moran, who passed in 2012, was a Marine Corp veteran and served two tours in Vietnam.  After a career as a helicopter mechanic and chief engineer in oil fields in Texas and Louisiana, Moran moved to Key West to enjoy fishing and writing.  Through the VFW, he and his wife Lucy devoted countless hours to helping veterans and their families in this community.

For more information about supporting FKCC scholarships and programs, contact Dr. Frank Wood, FKCC Vice-President of Advancement and FKCC Foundation Executive Director at 305-809-3287 or [email protected].

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