Candy Swetkis Endowment Fund Established with the Community Foundation for Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula.

Charlie Becker, Chair of the Community Foundation for Delta County, is shown here accepting a check from Anne Okonek to create the Candace Swetkis Memorial Endowment Fund.  

Candy Swetkis was an earth sciences teacher at the Escanaba Junior High School for 27 years, and also an accomplished fastpitch and slowpitch softball player for over 55 years.  She passed away in 2022 and in her memory, an endowment fund has been created to benefit area girls and women.  The endowment will fund in perpetuity the Candace Swetkis Memorial Teaching Scholarship, which will be awarded annually to an Escanaba High School graduate who intends to continue her secondary education in the field of teaching.  The first scholarship will be awarded on May 24th, 2023. 

The endowment fund will also be available to non-profit organizations for projects or activities that will benefit girls and women, particularly in education and athletics. 

To make a donation to the Candy Swetkis Memorial Endowment Fund, or for more information on requesting funds from the endowment that are consistent with the purpose of the endowment, contact the Community Foundation for Delta County at 906-786-6654.   

For good. For ever.