The Rotary Club of Merrimack Scholarship Fund granted its annual scholarships to Merrimack resident High School Seniors this year.
MERRIMACK - The Rotary Club of Merrimack Scholarship Fund granted its annual scholarships to Merrimack resident High School Seniors this year. Seven scholarships from the Rotary Club of Merrimack were given to students collectively totaling $21,000. Scholarship categories are art, applied technology, community service, and president's award. DCU awarded $10,000 scholarships administered by the Rotary Club of Merrimack.
The Applied Technology Scholarship is given to a student interested in studying applied technology in college. The Arts Scholarship is for a student interested in studying the arts (music or fine arts) in college. The Community Service Scholarship is given to a student who excels in giving back to the community through service. The President's Award is given to a recipient studying a college major chosen annually by the President of the Rotary Club of Merrimack.
The scholarships are funded with monies earned through annual Rotary fundraisers including the Independence Day Celebration and Christmas Tree sales. These Rotary scholarships assist residents with much needed tuition assistance. Eligible students must be residents of Merrimack who are graduating from either public, private, charter or home high school. The application form can be found at this link: https://merrimackscholarships.com/apply-today. More information can be found at this site: https://merrimackscholarships.com/.
Community Service in Honor of Jack Balcom - Chase Morin
President's Award - Ethan Matte
Digital Credit Union - Jillian Dineen and Kaelie Newell
Merrimack Scholarships - Andrea Bartus, Ruth Ellis, and Ethan Whitton
Founded in 1971, the Rotary Club of Merrimack is a volunteer organization of business people and professionals supporting the community. Merrimack Rotary projects have included the Roger Duhamel Pavilion at Watson Park, scholarships, reconstruction of Kids' Kove Playground, the Merrimack July Fourth festivities, the Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest, Interact Club, lighting at Reeds Ferry fields and more. The club works with other clubs on international projects like eradication of polio, Pure Water for the World, and hurricane relief in Honduras. Rotary Club of Merrimack also has an annual recognition of the three premiere Gold Award winners for the Green & White Mountain Council of the GSA and bestowing annual individual awards to the two Daniel Webster Council's best Scouts who earned the Eagle Scout of the Year & the Glenn & Melinda Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year. www.merrimackrotary.org.
To RSVP for a meeting or for information about membership, contact Chris Christensen at 603.424.2542 or email chris@christensenNH.com or visit www.merrimackrotary.org.
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