Purcellville Student Earns Foresters Financial Scholarship

PURCELLVILLE, VA — A student from Purcellville received a $2,000 scholarship from Foresters Financial, a life insurance company. The student, Rachel Cochrane, will use the scholarship to finance her studies at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville.

Foresters said Cochrane will also be eligible for an additional $6,000 over the course of three years. Cochrane's scholarship will go into effect when she begins her studies for the fall semester.

Cochrane earned her scholarship due to her academic performance and volunteer work. In their news release announcing Cochrane's scholarship, Foresters highlighted her time volunteering with Patrick Henry College's Eden Troupe.

"As Patrick Henry College’s drama program, Eden Troupe strives to present thought-provoking and amusing plays for the glory of Christ," the troupe writes on their website. "Eden Troupe performs productions every semester for fellow students along with the local community and directs productions according to the club’s goal of portraying truth and beauty through the classical art of theatre."

Every year, Foresters awards 250 scholarships to students. The competitive awards, which the company says is "in the spirit of Foresters mission to help those who help others," highlight leaders in charitable activities.

Jim Boyle is the chief executive officer and financial president at Foresters. "On behalf of Foresters, I’d like to thank and congratulate Rachel for her contributions to her local community," Boyle said. "We are pleased to be able to reward Rachel with this scholarship, and we wish her every success as she pursues her studies. At Foresters, giving back is deeply engrained in our values and Rachel has displayed that she lives these principles in supporting her community."

Foresters scholarships are awarded to students across the U.S. and Canada. In 2021, 138 scholarship winners are form the U.S., while 112 are from Canada. Foresters invested more than $400,000 in scholarships this year.

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