Live Your Dream award offered by Soroptimists of Tahoe Sierra

Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra are once again awarding a $2,000 Live Your Dream Award to a deserving woman from the South Lake Tahoe area.

Since 1972, Soroptimist International has given the Live Your Dream Awards to women who are working to better their lives through additional schooling and skills training.

To qualify, the applicant must be a woman who with primary financial responsibility for herself and her dependents, is attending an undergraduate degree program or vocational skills training program, and have financial need. Lake Tahoe Community College students are encouraged to apply.

Ultimately, a Live Your Dream Awards finalist has the potential receive up to $16,000 to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare so she can worry less about how to pay her bills and focus on reaching her dreams. Once a woman wins the local award they move up to chances to win regionally and nationally.

Applicants must apply online with references by November 15, 2020. Apply here - https://www.soroptimist.org/our-work/live-your-dream-awards/apply-for-the-live-your-dream-awards.html.

The local Soroptimist member to contact with any questions is Nancy Muller at nancym96158@yahoo.com. She may also be reached at 530.577.7994.