BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Rotary Club recently awarded a total of $18,000 in scholarshipsto six local high school students who will be attending college this fall. The scholarships are funded by The Gateway Foundation, an affiliate of the Brattleboro Rotary Club.
This year’s recipients include Reese Croutworst of Jacksonville, who will attend Springfield College; Taylor Honeycutt of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, who will attend the University of New Hampshire; Arianna McGivney of Vernon, who will attend the University of Utah; Isabella Squiers-Restino of Townshend, who will attend Vermont State University; Melanie St. John of Guilford, who attends the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; and Dakota Wood of Newfane, who will attend Champlain College. Each student received $3,000.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club established The Gateway Foundation in 1986 to create a fund to support scholarships awarded annually to local students pursuing college. The foundation, which is a nonprofit and tax-exempt organization, has awarded over $600,000 in scholarships to area students. It is funded by Rotary Club and individual contributions.
Applications are accepted each spring from graduating seniors at Brattleboro Union, Hinsdale, and Leland & Gray High Schools. Criteria for the awards are academic achievement, financial need, and community service, all of which are weighed evenly.
Founded in 1950, the Brattleboro Rotary Club is an active community service club of 60 members. It engages in community and human service projects locally and internationally. The club has weekly lunch meetings on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. in Brattleboro. The public is welcome to attend meetings by contacting a Rotary member.
For more information about the Brattleboro Rotary Club and its Gateway Foundation, contact Scholarship Committee Chair John C. Mabie at 802-257-5292, or visit BrattleboroRotaryClub.org.
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