The David Rakoff Scholarship Fund

The David Rakoff Scholarship Fund

To celebrate the life of David Rakoff, The John C. Campbell Folk School has established a fund that will award the first David Rakoff Scholarship in 2013.  This Scholarship fund will provide tuition and board for a week-long class.  David was a student, a dear friend of the Folk School and a member of its Board of Directors.  In a New York Times article, David wrote, "The week I spent there is as close as it gets to my idea of paradise."  This scholarship fund will help deserving students experience this unique school in the North Carolina mountains that David loved.  We hope that you will consider joining us in this endeavor and make a tax deductible donation to help strengthen this fund.  (click here to read David’s entire NY Times article)

As a thank you for donating $500 or more to this fund, the School would like to send you a Folk School t-shirt and a copy of our Emmy-nominated DVD "Sing Behind the Plow”

About the School

The John C. Campbell Folk School, located in scenic Brasstown, North Carolina, provides experiences in non-competitive learning and community life that are joyful and enlivening. Over 6,000 people a year participate in 800 hands-on, non-competitive classes in craft, art, music, dance, cooking, gardening, nature studies, photography and writing. The Folk School also makes available a vast range of public activities including free concerts, literary readings, lectures and demonstrations.  For more details about our School please visit www.folkschool.org.

Our distinctive educational experiences allow students to acquire new skills, not only as artists, but as thoughtful individuals working together in a community.  Students accomplish things here that they never thought possible.  They learn to build, create, and craft new things in a no pressure environment— a rarity in today’s world.  This type of non-competitive learning has a profound impact on a student’s life. It offers them a new perspective on art, fine craft, and the world around them.  It gives pride and a sense of accomplishment in work well done.  As a student once said, “There is no other place quite like the Folk School.  I hope to return often for being here gives me clarity and focus on how I would most like to live my life.”

The John C. Campbell Folk School is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. (EIN: 56-0552780)