Cumberland County Education Foundation

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

Thank you to our School Counts! Golf Classic sponsors!

05/28/2026

The School Counts! Golf classic has raised over $70,000 so far for the 26th golf outing supporting the School Counts! Scholarship Program for Cumberland County residents. For more information about the Foundation and all our programs, visit: www.cumberlandfoundation.org

05/24/2026

Our 26th School Counts! Golf Classic will be held on June 4 at Renault Winery Vineyard National. There is still time to sign up a team or be a sponsor: https://cumberlandfoundation.org/school-counts-golf-classic-2026/

05/19/2026

The Foundation held its ribbon cutting event with the Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce on May 18 with board members and the Vineland community to celebrate our new location and our new mission. The Foundation has expanded its mission to helping all Cumberland County residents attending a publicly funded college or university in the state of New Jersey.

05/12/2026

The Cumberland County Education Foundation held its annual scholarship reception on May 7, 2026. The scholarship reception honored over 400 donors, scholarship recipients and their families. The event memorialized the legacies of the Cumberland County community members who have given to the foundation since 1967. The Foundation awards $600,000 per year on average in scholarships to Cumberland County residents and the reception was a testament to the Foundation’s dedication and work to make Cumberland County a strong community. To view all the pictures from the event, visit: https://cumberlandfoundation.org/event-photo-gallery/

04/30/2026

On April 29, Mr. John Borelli, Jr., President & CEO of Newfield National Bank and Mrs. Kathy Valla, Senior Executive Vice President of Newfield National Bank presented a $15,000 gift to the Cumberland County Education Foundation for the Presenting Sponsor of the Foundation's 26th annual School Counts! Golf Classic supporting the School Counts! Scholarship Program in Cumberland County. Through the School Counts! Program, the Foundation provided scholarships to over 3,000 students at 10 participating county high schools and awarded more than four million dollars. To learn how you can join over 400 businesses in this worthwhile program to support education opportunities for Cumberland County residents, visit, https://cumberlandfoundation.org/school-counts/

Pictured left to right: Mr. John Borelli, Jr., President & CEO of Newfield National Bank; Mr. Bob DeSanto, Foundation Chairman; Maria LeBlanc, Ed.D., Executive Director, and Mrs. Kathy Valla, Senior Executive Vice President of Newfield National Bank

04/20/2026

The Foundation held its first Speakeasy fundraising event at Restaurant 1920 in Richland, NJ on April 15. Patrons dressed in speakeasy attire with the ladies dressed in flapper dresses and men in pin stripped suites. This fun, memorable event raised over $10,000 for the School Counts! Program. School Counts! Scholarship student, Sophie Sacco, expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the Foundation and its donors for providing the scholarship opportunity to Cumberland County residents. For information about how you can support the School Counts! Scholarship Program visit: https://cumberlandfoundation.org/school-counts/

Pictured left to right: Dr. Keith Figgs, Mr. Anthony Mancini, Mr. Mark D'Onofrio, Mr. Gary Galloway, Mrs. Deborah Morton, Miss Sophie Sacco, School Counts! Student, Dr. Maria LeBlanc, Executive Director, Foundation, Mr. Bob DeSanto, Ms. Lilly Kejzman, Mrs. Sherry Kejzman Soutiere, Dr. Christine Ward Garrison, Mr. David Hemple

04/16/2026

The Speakeasy fundraising event held on April 15 to support our School Counts! Scholarship Program was a fun, memorable event. Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting Cumberland County residents in the School Counts! Scholarship students. To learn more about the Cumberland County Education Foundation and its mission, visit: www.cumberlandfoundation.org

03/29/2026

The Foundation has had a truly incredible season. The spring 2026 Making A Difference Foundation newsletter showcases all our events, scholarship ceremonies, and our ways of giving back to the community. To access the newsletter, visit

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