The Mission of the Education Foundation of the Florida Federation of Business & Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. is to build at least one scholarship house on the campus of every state university in Florida to provide housing for female college students.

Since 1965, the Foundation has built three houses with funds raised almost exclusively within the BPW membership. The three houses are located at Florida State University in Tallahassee; University of Central Florida in Orlando; Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton with a fourth in the early planning stages at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.

The scholarship houses are not just buildings, they are cooperative facilities where young women further their educational goals, share leadership experiences, life skills development and family community.

The Education Foundation is a non-profit organization under section 501 (c) (e) of the Internal Revenue code so all donations are tax deductible.

For more information on the Education Foundation, please click here for a direct connection to their web site.

1st VICE PRESIDENT
Carolyn Wiggins
H: 727-898-1881
W: 727-525-9723
Fax: 727-526-4292
Cell: 727-642-7473
Email: cgwigg@tampabay.rr.com
BPW/St. Pete.-Pinellas, District XIII

2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Audrey Sheekey
3647 Hoofprint Drive
Melbourne, FL 32940
H: 321-253-8375
Cell: 305-393-1511
Email: asheekey@cfl.rr.com
BPW/Upper Keys Century, District XII

RECORDING SECRETARY
Lorraine Pollock
215 Nettlewood Lane
Fern Park, FL 32730
H: 407-622-0815
W: 407-893-9102
Fax: 407-228-1946
Email: lorraine.pollock@hughessupply.com
BPW/Orlando, District V

TREASURER
Kathy Hardesty
795 Torchwood Dr.
DeLand, FL 32724-9467
H: 386-736-1207
W: 386-822-7744
Fax: 386-738-3806
Cell: 386-804-7935
Email: khardest@stetson.edu
BPW/Halifax, District IV

GRANT WRITER
Cheryl Engels
221 North Julia Circle
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
H: (727) 360-4566
Email: cengels@latitudesinlearning.org
BPW/St. Pete.-Pinellas, District XIII

Venita Garvin Valdez
BPW/FL President
P. O. Box 522744
Marathon Shores
H:305-230-1323
W:305-743-5452
Fax: 305-289-1589
Cell: 305-498-8779
Email: V_RGARVIN@bellsouth.net

Larry Renda
Director #1 exp. 2008
6161 Dartmouth Ave. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
H: 727-433-7079
W: 727-347-0202
Fax: 727-528-3153
Cell: 727-433-7079
Email: Lrenda@aqcinc.biz
BPW/St. Pete/Pinellas, District XIII

Laura Eckert
Director #2
66 Bay Harbour Drive
Ponce Inlet, FL 32127
H: 386-756-8943
W: 386-681-2371
Fax: 386-258-8471
Cell: 386-316-8513
Email: Laura.eckert@News-jrnl.com
BPW/Halifax, District IV

Danielle Fritzsche
Director #3 exp. 2008
1 Scholarship Drive
Orlando, FL 32816
Cell: 727-364-1709
Email: daniellefritzsche@gmail.com
BPW/Orlando, District V

Julie Apted-Longstreth
Director #4 exp. 2008
2925 8th Avenue, North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
H: 727-321-1962
W: 727-6928519
Fax: 727-321-0985
Email: julessellstpete@aol.com
BPW/St. Petersburg Evening, District XIII

Elaine Kaufman - Director #5 exp. 2008
19210 Sea Mist Lane
Lutz, FL 33558
H: 813-909-4788
W: 813-909-1088
Fax: 813-909-1166
Toll Free: 866-909-1088
Cell: 813-240-0828
Email: ewk@ij.net
BPW/Carrollwood, District VII

FSU - Anne Price
PO Box 10794
Tallahassee, FL 32302
H: 850-894-6131
Email: house@bpwtallahassee.com