Scholarships
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Rotary Club recently awarded $16,500 in scholarships to six area 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 Steven M. Bruns of Hinsdale, N.H., who will attend Champlain College; Kailyn M. Fleury of Hinsdale, who will attend Keene State College; Trevor K. Parkinson of Hinsdale, who will attend SUNY-Morrisville; Nicholas C. Petronic of Townshend, who will attend Community College of Vermont; Jenna M. Powers of Putney, who will attend SUNY-Oswego; and Hope S. Thibault of Williamsville, who will attend UMass-Amherst. Each student received $2,750.
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, a nonprofit and tax-exempt organization, has awarded over $550,000 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. Students are judged on academic achievement, financial need, and community service.
For more information about the Brattleboro Rotary Club, an active community service club of 65 members, and its Gateway Foundation, contact Scholarship Committee Chair John C. Mabie at 802-257-5292, or visit BrattleboroRotaryClub.org.