Falmouth Military Support Group Announces Scholarships

It is The Falmouth Military Support Group’s mission to provide moral and physical support to area service members serving abroad and also upon their return home.  The group was organized in 2003 exclusively for charitable purposes. For over nine years the Falmouth Military Support Group has continued to provide a meeting place at the  at 7pm on the second and fourth Mondays of the month for family and friends to gather in support of our loved ones.  

In the continuing support of our military serving in Iraq/Afghanistan and upon their return home, the Falmouth Military Support Group has established a Scholarship Fund. Many of our OIF/OEF (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom) Veterans are returning to our towns in search of jobs; with the present job market, it has been difficult. Some of our returning Veterans are pursuing the opportunity to use their GI Bills for college or technical training.  

Although the GI Bill has improved, it still does not cover all of the expenses needed to return to school. The establishment of the FMSGrp Scholarship Fund can offer assistance in this area. Monies have been earmarked for the Scholarship Fund to assist OIF/OEF Veterans in their pursuit of educational opportunities and they anticipate raising additional funds for the scholarships to continue for many years to come. 

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012/2013 school year. The scholarships are open to OIF/OEF veterans from Cape Cod. Scholarships in the amounts of $500 and $1,000 will be awarded. Applications will be accepted through July 31, 2012. 

Please visit the Falmouth Military Support Group’s website at FMSGrp.org for more information and the application for the Scholarship, as well as other happenings of the group.

An account for the FMSGrp Scholarship Fund has been established at the in Falmouth. For every HERO account opened at the Credit Union in which the FMSGrp is designated, $50 will be deposited to the Scholarship Fund. (For more information on the Hero Account, visit firstcitizens.org.)  

Arrangements can be made at their Falmouth branch (352 Main Street), or at any of their branches, for monies from the community to be deposited to the FMSGrp Scholarship Fund. In addition to money from the HERO account and the funds donated by individuals, a portion of the proceeds from the Annual Polar Plunge for the Troops, which was started by Joseph O’Connor of North Falmouth and from the New Balance Falmouth Road Race Numbers for Non-Profits program, have also been designated to the fund.

In the last few years, the Falmouth Military Support Group has given over $13,000 in scholarships to our deserving young Cape Cod OIF/OEF male and female veterans. Donations can also be mailed to the FMSGrp, P.O. Box 2247, Teaticket, MA, 02536. 

See attached PDF for the application form.