The scholarship fund has grown and now receives donations from across the country due to social media acknowledgment. When a donation is received Kimmy White, Carly’s mother, sends a thank you letter with a packet of sunflower seeds to plant in honor of Carly and her love of sunflowers. Commemorative sunflowers are planted in several places locally and in Elk Grove, Riverside, Idaho, Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Carolina and Michigan, according to White.
Carly’s scholarship fund can be found at El Dorado Savings Bank under Carly Turnboo Shipman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
This year, due to overwhelming response to the fund, three prizes have been awarded. The first went to Gabriel Aguilar, who received $1,000 and the others went to siblings Madeline and Ava Dufour, who split the award and received $500 each. Each of these students wrote winning essays on the nature of overcoming grief due to tragic loss.
The awards ceremony took place May 5 at El Dorado High School. White presented the awards and shared Carly’s story.
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