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Sharon I. Hooper Fund for Children

Founded by parents Mr. and Mrs. U. Mehrl Hooper for programs serving families with children coping with catastrophic illness.

Sharon I. Hooper graduated from Frederick High School in 1954. She continued her education at Hood College where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in music and completed her doctorate in education at the University of Maryland. She began her teaching career at North Frederick Elementary School and then became a music teacher at Catoctin High School. Ms. Hooper’s teaching career combined her two greatest loves: children and music. When she died of cancer in 1983, The Sharon I. Hooper Fund for Children was established by her parents U. Mehrl and Margaret T. Hooper. The fund serves families with children who are coping with catastrophic illness, a fitting way to remember a woman who loved children and worked with them all her life.

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Sheppard Pratt Endowment Fund for Charitable Mental Health Services

Founded by Hahn Transportation for operational support.

In 2000, Bob and Becky Windsor and their daughter, Barbara, owners of Hahn Transportation, Inc., created The Way Station Endowment Fund for Charitable Mental Health Services. In the time since the fund was created, Way Station merged with Sheppard Pratt.

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Shirley Barnes Rippeon and Vernon Robert Rippeon Fund

Founded by Mr. Rippeon to support Hoover Library at McDaniel College.

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Shirley Shores Scholarship Fund

Founded by Mrs. Shores and son Jeff for graduating Brunswick High School seniors.

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Simon Turner Memorial Fund

Founded by parents Brent and Talia Turner in memory of their son to support positive impacts on children’s lives in Frederick County.

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Simpson Family Fund

Founded by Randall Simpson as a donor advised fund.

Founded by Randall Simpson and inspired by his daughter, Saige, The Simpson Family Fund supports nonprofit organizations in Frederick County. Mr. Simpson instilled a commitment to serving others in his daughter at a very young age and the need to give back to community and to making the world a better place. Together, the father-daughter team hope to make a lasting impact for years to come.

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Sperry L. Storm Memorial Scholarship Fund

Founded with the dissolution of The Sperry L. Storm Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. for private music instruction scholarships for Frederick County Public Schools students in kindergarten through 11th grade.

Sperry Storm was a well-known Frederick County musician whose mother inspired his musical talent with piano lessons at a young age. Mr. Storm and his brothers learned to play instruments from the string, reed, brass, and percussion families. He led a life completely dedicated to music, from teaching to playing it. He performed with various groups, including the Francis Scott Key Hotel trio, local dance bands, and an Evangelical Reformed Church group in Frederick. He taught thousands of students, first from a studio he opened in Frederick and later when he led the Frederick High School band, playing a pivotal part in expanding the school’s musical program. By his retirement in 1976, Mr. Storm had spent almost 50 years teaching privately and 35 years as a public school music educator. The Sperry L. Storm Memorial Scholarship Fund, founded to continue Mr. Storm’s legacy, awards scholarships for private music instructional lessons for students of Frederick County Public Schools attending kindergarten through 11th grade.

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Spires Brass Band Endowment Fund

Founded by John J. and Gail K. Slezak for operational support.

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