Andrew Bryan Farnen Fund Awards South Hagerstown High School Student

The Farnen family recently awarded Danielle Stitely with the Andrew Bryan Farnen Fund for Gifted and Talented Youth, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. Andrew’s family created this fund in memory of him and his love for both the arts and sciences. The fund assists students with the purchase of musical instruments, art supplies, computers, books and other educational materials or programs. The family hopes this $1,700 grant fosters the imaginations of young people who likewise have a passion for knowledge, artistic expression, mathematics or computer science/technology.Danielle Stitely is a senior at South Hagerstown High School studying art and ceramics. She started drawing at age seven and has taken several art classes over the years. She participates in the art club at school as well as the Washington County Free Library Art Club. Danielle hopes to attend the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore and become an art teacher. She plans to use her grant to purchase a laptop, a digital tablet and art supplies.