ROTARY CLUB OF HENDERSONVILLE ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The Rotary Club of Hendersonville has a long tradition of supporting education in Henderson County. The Rotary Scholarship Award is presented to two graduating Henderson County high school seniors and is selected by the Rotary Club of Hendersonville scholarship committee. Each awardee receives a renewable scholarship of $2,000 per year up to four years.
It is based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need and participation and leadership in community based volunteer projects. The recipients will be required to attend no less than one meeting annually and update the club on their college experiences. Students must continue to attend college classes and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent).
This year’s recipients are: Annabelle Cram, East Henderson High School, will be attending Cornell University and Meghan Reid, Hendersonville High School, will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“We hope this Rotary Scholarship Award will provide the assistance and opportunity for these students to further their education at an institution of higher learning of their choice” states Bradley Jones, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee.
The Rotary Club of Hendersonville has been supporting education through scholarship awards for over 26 years. Funds for these scholarships are raised from special events held throughout the year including: Golf Tournament, Lucky Ducky Drop, Pancake Breakfast and Sponsorships from corporate and private partners.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and advance goodwill and peace around the world. There are 34,282 member clubs in over 200 countries worldwide with 1.2 million club members.
The Rotary Club of Hendersonville was formed in 1927 and meets every Tuesday at noon at the Chariot. There are over 140 members of the club.
