Chester County Community Foundation

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Natalie A.W. Leaf Scholarship Fund

Mission Statement...
Established in 1990, The Natalie A.W. Leaf Charitable Trust provides scholarships for education in arts, crafts, and trades to construct, maintain, or restore homes to create "lasting beauty". The fund, the only one of its kind in Chester County, was intended by Miss Leaf "to help Chester County residents learn traditional trades", and to preserve the county's historical heritage.

Applicants must learn an art, craft or trace which requires working with their hands to build, restore, furnish and create something of lasting value for the home.

About Natalie...
Miss Leaf, a native of West Chester, maintained a passionate appreciation of skilled craftsmanship throughout her life, during which she amassed a large collection of antiques in her house at 26 West Union Street in West Chester. In the early 1960's, Miss Leaf began the restoration of her home and was dismayed to discover a shortage of craftspeople skilled in traditional trades. She refused to see the art of traditional crafts and trades become lost.

Upon her death in 1989, Miss Leaf's home and antique collection were auctioned to create this fund  in order to create this fund and to continue her mission of recapturing skills and to enable Chester County residents to "learn to use their hands as tools."

Help support Miss Leaf's legacy by enabling Chester Countians to receive an education in an art, craft, or trade that will allow them to build, restore, furnish, and create something of lasting value for the home.

To Make a Donation...
If you would like to make a donation to this fund, please click here for our secure online website.

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