A $50,000 grant was awarded to Florida Tech from the Community Foundation of Brevard’s Kenneth R. Finken and Dorothy Hallam Finken Endowment Fund for research into the cause and cure of Alzheimer’s disease.

The lead Florida Tech researcher is Dr. Shaohua Xu, associate professor of biological sciences, who is already studying the origin of Alzheimer’s disease, using atomic force microscopy to test his unique theory.

The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County seeks nominations for its Philanthropist of the Year Award. Foundation also seeks nominations for its Volunteer of the Year and Youth Philanthropist of the Year awards.

Participants in this year's annual Ferndale Pub Crawl can eat and drink for a good cause.

Organizers expect at least 1,600 people to turn out for the event, which starts at 7 p.m. Friday at Boogie Fever nightclub on Woodward just north of Nine Mile Road.

"We believe the event is going to grow again this year and we should be able to raise about $22,000 for city charitable and service groups," said Mayor Craig Covey, co-founder of the event.

The pub crawl, now in its 13th year, will benefit the Ferndale Police Auxiliary, FernCare, Ferndale Community Foundation and the Michigan AIDS Coalition.

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation announced that 29 scholarships totaling $25,000 were given to 23 students from Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan and Hampshire counties. Recipients attended a recent reception, joined by many of the donors who have created the many scholarship funds held in the foundation. The reception was underwritten by Bowles Rice, Centra Bank, First United Bank & Trust, BCT, CNB Bank Inc. and BB&T Wealth Management.

Many of the scholarship funds created within the Community Foundation have poignant and special stories behind them.