5 AUGUST 16 - CLUB MEETING AT MARRIOTT COURTYARD
On August 6 at the Montvale Courtyard by Marriott, Rotary members welcomed this year’s Park Ridge Rotary scholarship recipients.
Linda Hanlon, head of the Scholarship Committee, introduced the recipients. She enjoys chairing this committee and noted that our 5K run in September helps us raise the funds for our scholarship awards. Linda also commented that it was wonderful to read about the applicants’ community service, activities and accomplishments. She added that it gives us ‘old people’ a great feeling to know that the future of our country will be in good hands.
The scholarship recipients attending today’s luncheon are:
- Jillian Richmond, a Pascack Hills High School graduate who will be studying vocal performance at the University of Miami
- Eunique Nyonly, a Park Ridge High School graduate who will be studying biology and pre-med at Hampton University
- James Bargmann, a Park Ridge High School graduate who will be studying business at the University of Michigan
- Sophia Verducci, a Park Ridge High School graduate who will be studying pre-law, business and finance at Mt. Holyoke
- Michelle Baird, a Bergen Tech graduate who will be studying physics at Princeton
Scholarship recipients unable to attend today’s luncheon are Hannah Hoffman (graduate of Pascack Hills High School and attending the University of Maryland at College Park) and Jen Malespina (graduate of Park Ridge High School and attending Penn State University.
