Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Simsbury Granby Rotary Club High School Scholarship program. There are three scholarship categories: The Ed Dodge Scholarship, Rotary College Scholarships and Rotary Vocational Scholarships. This year the club will award $24,000 in total academic scholarships, including an Ed Dodge Scholarship for $7,000 to a senior from either Simsbury or Granby high school. Four $3,000 scholarships will be awarded to students attending four-year college programs—two from Granby and two from Simsbury.
Two vocational (trade school) scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded to a resident of Simsbury or Granby planning to attend a one- to two-year vocational program.
Scholarship applications are available at the guidance departments of both high schools and online at portal.clubrunner.ca/3376 The deadline for all applications is May 3. For questions, contact the committee chairperson, Dr. Jerry Graham at gfgdds@gmail.com
April meetings
Each week the Rotary Club has interesting guest speakers at its Thursday morning meetings. On April 4, the club welcomes Bill Ross, and Martha Miller from the Salmon Brook Historical Society. Karen Moulton of the Farmington Valley Lost Pet Prevention and Recovery will speak on April 11. On April 18, May Jane Foster from Interval House, a domestic violence shelter, will be the featured speaker.
To learn more about the Rotary Club, please contact Karen Young at karenyoung@cox.net