Tahoe Douglas Rotary awards nearly $10,000 in scholarships

Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/13/2014 - 4:51pm
Educational and Vocational Scholarships Given to Whittell and South Tahoe High Students

The Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club awarded nearly $10,000 in vocational and educational scholarships to local high school students this year. The ten winners attend either Whittell High School or South Tahoe High.

Whittell students who won the financial awards this year were Elizabeth Anderson, Tori Jimenez, Spencer Buchholz, Serena Libert, Kendal Ferris and Danica Bunnett for academics and Mark Waite and Margaret Ellis for vocational.

Three South Tahoe High students were awarded vocational scholarships this year: Gabriella Torres, Rebecca Wesson and Brandon Singleton.

Tahoe Douglas Rotary is able to fund community projects and scholarships because of funds they raise during the year with their annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration (46th annual one this year) and other events such as the Red Hut Burger Night.

Tahoe Douglas Rotary has ongoing local youth services programs besides the scholarships which include a vocational mentor program for high school students that are choosing careers where special training skills are required.

Rotary International is a worldwide service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 34,682 clubs in over 200 countries with 1.2 members.

The Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club meets every Friday at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa located at 55 Highway 50, Stateline, NV at 12:15 pm. Guests are invited. Their website is www.tdrotary.com.