For 29 years the Rotary Club of Bangor has been granting scholarships to area students as they head off to college. In recent years, we have seen tremendous growth in support of our Annual Festival of Lights which in partnership with club contributions and grants has generated more than 15K to support our Scholarship program this year alone. Thank you to our 2020 Festival of Lights Sponsors for helping us to continue and expand this tradition of giving. In an effort to strengthen our local economy, provide opportunities for career growth, and to help local employers find the skills they need close to home we are going bigger than ever with our scholarships this year! For the first time, we will be supporting not only students attending traditional four year colleges, but also those that are planning on attending technical schools and non-traditional students (those returning to school after a time away, or adults attending for the first time)!
(photo is of 2019 recipients, 2020 presentation was done via Zoom)
Over the past 29 years, the Rotary Club of Bangor has supported more than 105 students from Bangor area high schools as the embarked on exciting college careers. The scholarships have totaled more than $190,000! Our 2020 Scholarship Co-Chairs are Ben Sprague and Carin Sychterz and they presented our scholarships of $1000 each via Zoom to the following recipients:
Peter Cannon, Hermon High School
Zoe Vittum, Brewer High School
Rachel Gardella, Hampden Academy
Neily Raymond, Hermon High School
Eve Dairies, Brewer High School
In an effort to strengthen our local economy, provide opportunities for career growth, and to help local employers find the skills they need close to home we are going bigger than ever with our scholarships this year! For the first time, we will be supporting not only students attending traditional four year colleges, but also those that are planning on attending technical schools and non-traditional students (those returning to school after a time away, or adults attending for the first time)!