The Lebanon Junction Railroad City Lions Club presented Bullitt Central graduate with a $500 Outstanding Community Service scholarship.
The Lebanon Junction Railroad City Lions Club presented Bullitt Central graduate with a $500 Outstanding Community Service scholarship.
LEBANON JUNCTION — Bullitt Central High School graduate Naomi Mitchell was all aboard the scholarship opportunity provided by the Lebanon Junction Railroad City Lions Club.
Mitchell was named the first recipient of a $500 scholarship presented by the organization for Outstanding Community Service.
Club president Hope Streble said it was the first of what the club hopes is an annual program to assist local students who assist the community. She said the Lions always emphasized family-friendly activities.
“Our club always supports families and focuses on the positive impacts on the kids,” Streble said. “We wanted to still support them as they’re aging up and recognize teens by continuing to recognize the value of their service.”
Scholarship contestants must be senior students at Bullitt Central, filling out an application that included how they felt about community service along with what they believed to be the value of it. Students are also asked what they have learned from their personal volunteer participation.
According to Streble, the club established a committee to read each application anonymously when selecting the scholarship winner.
Mitchell is the daughter of Becky and Mark Mitchell and the youngest of their six children, including Isaac, Rachel Morgan, Seth, Samuel and Leah.
The new graduate plans to attend Western Kentucky University, majoring in Horticulture with an emphasis in floral design certification.
“I took a lot of agriculture-based classes in high school,” Mitchell said. “My dream is to open my own florist business.”
Mitchell played tennis for Bullitt Central and was a member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society. She said those organizations allowed her to complete substantial community service opportunities.
“My community service was a major factor (in receiving the scholarship),” she said. “The school posted about the scholarship. I read about the Lions Club and it sounded like a really cool club.”
According to Mitchell, a large portion of her service included volunteers hours at her former school, Cedar Grove Elementary.
“I volunteered there as much as possible,” she said. “I helped ease in the Kindergarten students. It was so fun!”
Mitchell also volunteers at Bullitt Lick Baptist Church, primarily in the nursery area.
As she prepares for her next life journey in Bowling Green, Mitchell was grateful for the assistance offered and provided by the LJ Railroad City Lions Club in recognition of her volunteer efforts.
“Their work and their community based service is really inspiring,” she said. “It’s saving the world. It inspires me to continue on with my community service, throughout college and the rest of my life. It’s really awesome what they do.”
For information on the Lebanon Junction Railroad City Lions Club and its scholarship program email hope.streble@gmail.com.
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