Monday, May 06, 2019

Kiwanis Awards 14 Scholarships Thursday May 9

LABELLE, FL. -- The Kiwanis Club of LaBelle presents scholarships to Labelle High School Seniors on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 at Beef O’Brady’s. A total of 14 graduating seniors will be awarded scholarships totaling $18,350. The scholarships are awarded annually to any graduating student at Labelle High School that completes the application and attends the interview process by the Foundation committee.

The awards are based on GPA, application and essay, community service, interview, financial need and years of being a Key Club member.

The Labelle Kiwanis Foundation was established in 1987 and began awarding scholarships to Labelle High School students in the early 1990’s.

The Labelle Kiwanis Foundation has awarded between $15,000 and $27,000 to Labelle High School Students since 2008 based on funds available from net sales at the Kiwanis Thrift Store and number of students applying. We have distributed over $245,000.00 in monies to our graduating students and students continuing their education or adults starting their education since 2008. The awards that are not collected by the seniors within four years of their award are disbursed to students that apply for our Adult Scholarship in the summer.

Donations and purchases at the Labelle Kiwanis Thrift Store is vital to the operation of the Kiwanis Club. These funds are given back to this community and most of all to local youth.

Foundation Committees:

Total funds disbursed between October 2007 and May 2018 in addition to the scholarships is $261,576.00.
The committees consist of the following:
Community Service 
Human & Spiritual Values
Kids Day
Sponsored Youth
Young Children Priority One
Youth Services

Kiwanis is always looking for new members that have a passion for kids and the community. They meet at Beef O’Brady’s the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 5:30 pm. You are welcome to attend a meeting and see if you would like to join and make a difference in our community. labellekiwanis.com if you would to find out more information.

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