"One can never consent
to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”--Helen
Keller
Welcome to the Claudia
Foundation website!
The Claudia Foundation is a unique organization whose purpose is to
promote positive change in the lives of individuals, especially women.
Its mission is to educate, equip and enrich. In particular, it offers
challenging opportunities and resources for individuals to explore
their personal goals and educational possibilities through
scholarships, academic experiences, community service, and the arts.
The Foundation also strives to introduce educational, social, and
cultural enrichment to the community.
Did
You Know?
The Claudia Foundation...
Was founded in 1989 by writer and producer,
Linda Bloodworth Thomason, in honor of her late mother, Claudia
Bloodworth and is headquartered in the Bloodworth House, home of LBT’s
paternal grandparents. The Bloodworth House is used for various social,
educational and cultural events;
Is a non-profit organization dedicated to
providing scholarships and opportunities for girls and women to explore
their personal goals through educational and cultural programs. The
Foundation has given 132 scholastic scholarships and also serves as a
cultural haven for the community;
Has given 34 “Designing Women” Scholarships in
excess of $1.5 million to young women attending Duke University,
Vanderbilt University, Wellesley College and many other higher
education institutions across the U.S.;
Has made it possible for 62 local young women
to tour much of Europe and attend scores of Broadway shows; in return,
these young women have donated over 100,000 hours of community service
work;
Has awarded 46 Three Rivers Community College
Nontraditional Student Scholarships, totaling more than $85,000;
Started the Charlie Classics Reading Program in
1991, which offers P.B. students the opportunity to read classic
literature and receive college scholarships. Students are encouraged to
read 100 teacher-approved selections and have them mentored by
community volunteers to receive a scholarship (over 300 Poplar
Bluffians have served as mentors);
Has exposed 28,000 + P.B. students to the
Charlie Classics Reading Program, as well as given over 3,000 books to
the P.B. school system;
Has awarded
52 Charlie Classics reading scholarships, which includes more than
$250,000 in scholastic scholarships and incentives.
The Bloodworth House is available for rentals.
Please see the application in the Bloodworth House menu above.
For more information, e-mail claudia@semo.net.
2010 Claudia Foundation
Scholarship Applications
TRCC Hobbs
Memorial Scholarship Due April 1st
Poplar
Bluff High School Designing Women Scholarship Due April 1st
Barker
Memorial Cosmetology Scholarship
Due June 15th
