Welcome to Ludlow, VT Rotary
Ludlow Rotary Club

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 12:15 PM
DJ's Restaurant
146 Main Street (not for mail purposes)
P.O. Box 216
Ludlow, VT 05149
United States of America
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2025 Scholarship Winners Visit Ludlow Rotary
 
Five of the seven winners of the 2025 Scholarships from the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) visited the recent meeting of the club to thank it for the awards.
Annually, the LRC offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors who live in its area of coverage which includes Ludlow, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Plymouth. To date, the LRC has granted over $284,000 in scholarship awards.
 
Pictured above are, from left to right, Kevin Barnes, LRC Rotarian; Briana Barton - Windsor High School; Linsey Jane Miles - Green Mountain High School; Lola Saccardo - Compass High School; Andrei Solzhenitsyn - Green Mountain High School; and Evan Kirdzik - Green Mountain High School.
 
Funding for these scholarships is largely obtained from the annual Penny Sale sponsored by the LRC in the Spring.
 
The LRC meets weekly on Tuesday's at 12:15 at DJ's Restaurant. For those who wish to know more about Rotary and what we do join us for a lunch!
Ludlow Rotary Announces 2025 Scholarship Winners
 
In keeping with its long-standing tradition, the Ludlow Rotary Club announced the winners of its 2025 scholarships, totaling $14,000. Tim Faulkner, scholarship committee chairperson, indicated that the Ludlow Rotary’s scholarship program has offered over $284,000 to graduating seniors from the club’s area of service which includes Ludlow, Plymouth, Mt Holly, and Cavendish.
 
Recipients of the scholarships in 2025 are graduating seniors who reside in the Ludlow Rotary Club’s area of coverage which includes Ludlow, Mt. Holly, Cavendish, and Plymouth:
From Green Mountain High School:
Daniel E Kesman Memorial Scholarship $2,500 – Andrei Solzhenitsyn
Robert W. Kirkbride Memorial Scholarship $2,500 – Lucy Palmer
Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Vocational Scholarship $2,000 – Linsey Jane Miles
Joseph “Jay” Girouard Scholarship $2,000 – Evan Kirdzik
Traditional Scholarship $1,500 – Autumn Fales
From Windsor High School:
Traditional Scholarship $1,500 – Brianna Barton
From Compass High School:
Marty Nitka Scholarship $2,000 – Lola Saccardo
 
Funding for the scholarship program is derived primarily from proceeds of the Ludlow Rotary Club’s annual Penny Sale in the Spring.
Pictured here are eleven very happy 1st grade students at Ludlow Elementary School as they show, via their smiles, their happiness in receiving specially printed books for them provided by the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC). According to Lora Miele, their teacher at LES, “The children were thrilled and couldn't wait to bring them home to share with their families!”
 
LRC has been creating similar books, personalized with each student’s name, for many years to the elementary schools in Mount Holly, Ludlow, Cavendish and Plymouth as part of its Literacy Improvement Project. Interestingly, Lora Miele commented that “I still have the ones created for my children more than 20 years ago and still enjoy giving it a read now and again!"
 
In addition to this part of its project, the LRC is also involved, along with Dolly Parton, in the Imagination Library. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until age 5, no matter their family’s income.
 
The unique Dolly Parton Imagination Library program mails a new, age-appropriate book into the homes of children every month. Dolly’s Imagination Library is designed to inspire the love of reading in children by spending time with family and friends sharing these wonderful books together.
 
An easy way to register your preschool child or children for this program is to visit the children’s section of Ludlow’s Fletcher Memorial Library, where there is a display of Imagination Library books and lots of registration cards. Registration cards can also be obtained from the Ludlow Rotary, PO Box 216, Ludlow, VT 05149. The privacy of the children is strictly honored.
 
The Ludlow Rotary Club meets weekly on Tuesdays at 12:15 at DJ's Restaurant in beautiful downtown Ludlow. Prospective members are welcome to join us for lunch to learn more about our club and howe promote peace, health, education, community projects locally and internationally. Visit us at www.ludlowrotary.com for more info and like us on Facebook!
 
 
Ludlow Area Rotary Club Seeking 2025 Scholarship Applicants
 
In keeping with its annual goal of rewarding qualified high school seniors, The Ludlow Area Rotary Club (LRC) is encouraging eligible seniors to apply for scholarships to help meet their goals for higher education following graduation from high school this year.
 
The LRC has awarded over $290,000 in scholarships in the past to students seeking financial assistance for college and advanced trade programs.
 
Graduating seniors who reside in the LRC area towns of Ludlow, Cavendish, Plymouth, and Mt Holly who plan on pursuing higher education are invited to apply for these scholarships.  Such applications may be obtained through the Guidance Office of the student’s high school.  They need to be submitted by May 1, 2025 to Timothy Faulkner, Chair of the Ludlow Rotary Scholarship Committee, PO Box 216, Ludlow, VT  05149.
 
Recipients are selected on the basis of the following criteria: scholastic achievement, financial need, realistic goals, extracurricular activities, and community service.
 
The scholarships available are:
 
·  Daniel E. Kesman Memorial Scholarship
·  Robert W. Kirkbride Rotary Scholarship
·  Ralph D. Hogancamp Vocational Scholarship
·  Joseph Girouard Scholarship
 
Daniel Kesman and Ralph Hogancamp were legendary members of the Ludlow Rotary, which is celebrating its 98th year of service to the community in 2025. Robert Kirkbride was an active member of the Ludlow Rotary for more than 60 years – an amazing record.  Jay Girouard helped make the annual Rotary Penny Sale a success.
 
Applications for these awards are available through the school Guidance Officer and should be submitted to the LRC by May 1, 2025.  Awards will be presented at the school’s annual award night program.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 26, 2025 for our annual penny sale!  6:00 p.m. rain or shine!
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It is the Rotarian's responsibility to report any make-ups to the club secretary, Barbara LeMire.  Make-ups should be reported immediately for recordkeeping purposes.
 
 
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