Inspire, promote and enhance the educational experience of rural youth.
“Walk For Barb”
The 4th Annual Stroke Awareness Walk
May 10, 2025 in Fossil, OR.
Registration 9:00 am Wheeler County Courthouse
Start time 9:30am
Thank you for all of the support! The walks have brought in just a little under 9K! Visit the link below to see what we have been up to.
All funds raised are used for the Barbara Sitton Memorial Scholarship and to support rural youth. Scholarship deadline April 2, 2025 Open to Wheeler, Gilliam and Sherman County High Schools Graduating Seniors!!
Scholarship deadline April 2, 2025 Open to Wheeler, Gilliam and Sherman County High Schools Graduating Seniors!!
2023 Scholarship Recipient, Nathan Clark. Clark attends New Mexico State University and finished 2nd in the Steer Wrestling this fall, while maintaining over a 3.3 gpa. Clark is working towards his Associates degree in Pre-Business.
Barbara Sitton Memorial Charity Scholarship and Sponsorship Recipients
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Barbara Sitton Memorial Charity Scholarship and sponsorship. This year has been particularly challenging due to the incredible caliber of applicants, making the selection process extraordinarily difficult. Each and every candidate was outstanding, demonstrating remarkable talent, dedication, and enthusiasm.
Sponsorship Recipient
$2000 Sponsorship: Gracie Garthwaite
Scholarship Recipients
· Vianey Ontiveros: $1000.00
· Casey Nelson: $1000.00
· Brody Geer: $1500
· Grady Greenwood: $1250
· Sawyer Baker: $1000.00
We are proud to support these exceptional young individuals and look forward to seeing their continued success and contributions to their communities. Congratulations to all the recipients!
2023 scholarship recipients Rylee Fowke and Nathan Clark each receiving $1000.00.
Rylee is a Wheeler High School graduate and will be attending The University of Oregon in the fall. He will start working towards his goal of becoming a Physical Education Teacher and coming back to Fossil to teach. We truly enjoyed meeting Rylee and have confidence he will reach his goals and become a strong leader for the upcoming youth.
Nathan is a graduate of Spray High School and will be moving to New Mexico to show his talents in the rodeo arena as part of the Dona Anna Community College Rodeo Team. Nathan plans to earn his bachelors degree in Agricultural Marketing and Business with a dream of coming home and running his own ranch. Nathan was a pleasure, and we look forward to following his journey.
Our 2022 recipient Maddie McMurry was a Wheeler High School graduate. Maddie is just finishing up her 1st year at Southern Oregon University pursuing her passion in Psychology and Criminology.
The vision for the Barbara Sitton Memorial Charity Inc., is to inspire, promote and enhance the educational experiences of rural youth. This scholarship is available for all 2023 graduates of Wheeler, Spray, Mitchell, Condon, Arlington and Sherman County High Schools to apply.
Stroke Awareness
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of serious disability for adults. About 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year.
Support for Rural Communities
Education happens within the context of a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school to help ensure students have the necessary support to do their best learning. We will be expanding the Barbara Sitton Memorial Scholarship to all of the high school seniors in Wheeler, Gilliam and Sherman counties begining in 2023.
Supporting education and innovation.
This charitable endeavor was started to memorialize Barbara Sitton whom we lost to complications of a stroke in May of 2020. Barb was a women of strong faith and very beloved and active in the community of Fossil, Oregon. She was involved in youth sports, fair, rodeo, rodeo royalty, youth exchange programs, and always had an open-door, often providing safe shelter for women and youth in need. She is greatly missed and we are honored to have the opportunity to help others in her name.
We are actively developing our mission statement but the overall vision for the Barbara Sitton Memorial Charity, Inc. is to inspire, promote and enhance the educational experience of rural youth. We will work towards accomplishing this by donating to educational and other rural community organizations that help promote and develop community-sustainable practices and also by providing financial assistance to individuals for post-secondary education. We also plan to raising awareness around early stroke recognition and interventions through various community projects and annual stroke awareness walk.
We held our 2nd Annual Barbara Sitton Memorial Walk in Fossil, Oregon, this year. The walk will always be held on the second weekend in May to help raise funds for the charity. Do Date we have been able to provide a $1000 scholarship to a 2022 graduating Senior from Wheeler High School (Barb’s alma mater) and contributed a $300 donation to the Wheeler County Gun Club 4H Group. We will be presenting a buckle to the high point cowgirl or cowboy at the play night and cash bonuses to two outstanding 4H participants.
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Barb loved the Lord, her community and all of the people in it, she always met you with her contagious smile and her laugh and hug always made you feel like everything was going to be okay. She was always the first to provide a safe place for lost youth and troubled women to call home.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
barbarasittonmemorialcharity@gmail.com
Phone
(541)571-0012