Merfeld Family Foundation

The late Greg Merfeld started a scholarship fund in 2011 at Ventura County Community Foundation for college students whose parents have been diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Merfeld, who succumbed to complications of the disease, understood the potential emotional and financial devastation that can happen if families are not fortunate enough to have resources like health, long-term care or life insurance and disability plans already in place.
Currently, only a handful of scholarships in the nation are dedicated to helping pay college costs for children whose parents have been diagnosed with ALS; most of them are awarded to students in a specific region of the country.

The Merfeld Family Scholarship Fund at VCCF is a national award with preference given to students in Southern California and Merfeld’s native Iowa.
The endowment fund is expected to award a minimum of four scholarships of $2,500 each beginning in the fall of 2012, and continuing annually until the disease is cured.
Merfeld stipulated that when the cure is found for ALS, the fund will help students whose parents have another neurological disease.

Established by: Greg Merfeld

Established on:  February 9, 2011

Purpose:  To provide scholarships to students whose parents have been diagnosed with ALS

To read more about the Merfeld Family Foundation, click here. Go to Page 5 of VCCF Highlights

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Read the Merfeld Family Foundation Article Featured in the Ventura County Star