Our sincere thanks to UPMC Health Plan for their donation of $5,000 to the Erie’s Future Fund scholarship program. Partner donations ensure that quality preschool scholarships are available for 3 and 4 year olds in Erie County.

Pictured (L-R): Kimberly Beers, Scholarship Director, Erie’s Future Fund; Jenny Weigold Geertson, Senior Manager, Regional Community Relations and Marketing Operations, UPMC Health Plan; Michelle Harkins, Associate Executive Director, Early Connections

Many thanks to Dr. Joyce Miller for her recent donation to the Erie’s Future Fund Scholarship Program. Dr. Miller is a longtime community champion for quality early care and education in the Erie region.

Pictured Left to Right: Kimberly Beers, Erie’s Future Fund Scholarship Director; Dr. Joyce Miller, CEO, Northwest Institute of Research.

Thank you Lilly Broadcasting, for the  $5,000 Pre-K EITC donation! Proceeds will help Erie’s Future Fund’s Summer Scholars, a program that provides scholarships for children from low-income families to attend high-quality programs that offer educational activities and nutritious meals during their attendance in the summer months, and funding for scholarships to children from low-income families to attend a high-quality early childhood education program in Erie County during the school year.

Pictured Left to Right: Pam Forsyth, General Manager, Lilly Broadcasting; Paul Wagner, WICU-TV; Lisa Adams, WICU-TV; Kimberly Beers, Erie’s Future Fund, Scholarship Director; Darlene Kovacs, Executive Director, Early Connections; Michelle Harkins, Associate Executive Director, Early Connections

American Tinning & Galvanizing 2017- Thank you! Erie’s Future Fund is grateful to receive a $22,000 Pre-K EITC donation from American Tinning and Galvanizing! Proceeds will help Erie’s Future Fund’s Summer Scholars, a program that provides scholarships for children from low-income families to attend high-quality programs that offer educational activities and nutritious meals during their attendance in the summer months, and funding for scholarships to children from low-income families to attend a high-quality early childhood education program in Erie County during the school year.

Pictured left to right: David Bertges, Financial and HR Manager of American Tinning and Galvanizing Company; Robin Scheppner, President and Managing Owner of American Tinning and Galvanizing; Rodney Chiarelli, Vice President of American Tinning and Galvanizing; and Kimberly Beers, Erie’s Future Fund, Scholarship Director.

Our sincere thanks to Erie BANK for their donation to Erie’s Future Fund Preschool Scholarship Program.

Pictured from left to right: Bill DeLuca, Senior Vice President at Erie Bank, Darlene Kovacs, Executive Director of Early Connections, and Katie Jones, Assistant Vice President at Erie Bank

It is with tremendous gratitude that Erie’s Future Fund, administered by Early Connections, Inc.  announces the sixth year of partnership with The Erie Insurance Group.

We thank you for your considerable donation which will directly benefit our Erie’s Future Fund preschool children and their families.

Erie Insurance’s generosity will help provide Erie’s Future Fund scholarships during the school year and summer scholar program!

Pictured from left to right are Darlene Kovacs, Executive Director of Early Connections, Kimberly Beers, Scholarship Director, Erie’s Future Fund, and Ann Scott, Manager of Community Outreach & Human Resources at Erie Insurance Group.

A big thank you to Klein Plating Works for their recent donation to Erie’s Future Fund! Pictured from left to right:  Darlene Kovacs, Executive Director, Early Connections; Michelle Harkins, Associate Executive Director, Early Connections, and Joe Dudenhoeffer, President, Klein Plating Works.

The Erie Insurance Group has been an Erie’s Future Fund partner for five years – On behalf of Early Connections and Erie’s Future Fund, our scholars and their families thank you for your generosity.

Erie Insurance’s recent generosity will not only help fund scholarships during the school year, but also Erie’s Future Fund’s new Summer Scholar program!

Pictured from left to right are Troy Peterson, VP Contact Center Operations, Erie Insurance Group; Darlene Kovacs, Executive Director of Early Connections, Michelle Harkins, Scholarship Director, Early Connections, and Michael Plazony, Senior Vice President of Erie Insurance’s Life Division.