Jerry Ellis, friend and former director of the University of
Maine College Success Programs, completed a 4,300 mile cross-country bicycle
trip to raise money for the Jerry Ellis Scholarship Fund.
He and fellow biker,
John Hwalek, associate professor chemical
engineering, dipped their bikes in the Pacific Ocean at Alexander Beach in
Anacortes,
Washington (north of Seattle), on June 18, and cycled their way
across country to dip their bikes in the Atlantic Ocean at Sand Beach in
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor,
Maine, on August 12.
You can see their route on this Google map.
Jerry notes, "My goal for this summer is to grow the
scholarship fund $20,000. At this level, the Foundation allows the
withdrawal of funds for scholarships. All gifts will be there forever,
as this is an endowed fund. So low-income and
first generation students
at UMaine will benefit from the interest forever."
Will you help keep Jerry's wheels turning for first generation and low-income college
students? You can make a donation to the Jerry Ellis Scholarship
Fund by clicking on the pledge form link below:
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Jerry's Trek Pledge
Form
The Jerry Ellis Scholarship Fund was established at the
University of Maine Foundation in honor of Gerald C. Ellis, Director
of the University of Maine College Success Programs, for his 33
years of dedicated service to the Onward Program. Earnings from the
fund will provide scholarship support for students enrolled in the
Onward Program at the University of Maine. |
●Click here for the full day-by-day text of their trek● Jerry and
John added periodic updates as they moved eastward toward their goal.
Jerry and John arrive at Sand Beach, Acadia National
Park, on August 12.
