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It’s scholarship season among the service organizations. Here are some of the awards they gave out:
Warren Kiwanis Club
The Warren Kiwanis Club recently held an awards luncheon for scholarship recipients from the high school Key Clubs it sponsors.
“We had attendees from Bishop Foley Key Club and Sterling Heights Key Club. Attendees received certificates at the luncheon,” Kiwanian Wally Bieber said.
The Sterling Heights High School Key Club recently finished a service project, and Kiwanis members visited the Key Club members.
“We had a great day at Sterling Heights High School,” Bieber said. “The Key Club made hygiene packs for Friends of Foster Kids.”
That organization’s director, Theresa Toia, spoke to the club.
“From Macomb County alone there are approximately 900 children in foster care each year,” Toia said. “Many of these children have never experienced the joy of receiving a gift at Christmas. We provide a ‘Christmas’ for foster children in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect and placed in temporary housing or shelters.”
She also said Friends of Foster Kids aids those who have aged out of the foster care system at age 20.
“Many find themselves with no family and no place to live. We help them by meeting some of their basic needs to live independently,” Toia told the Kiwanians.
With a breakfast, the Warren Kiwanis Club thanked 65 students from Utica Community Schools who gather food for an annual Christmas food program.
“With the schools’ help, we collect six 22-foot box trucks of food for those in need in the community,” Bieber said.
The Warren Kiwanis Club meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Kerby’s Koney restaurant in Warren.
To raise funds for its many charities, the club is holding the Kiwanis Fortune 200 Plus raffle.
Bieber called the raffle “a great gamble for a great cause.” Tickets are $25 and winning is based on the Michigan State Lottery’s Thursday noon three-digit drawing starting Sept. 5, for 50 continuous weeks.
“You can win more than once,” Bieber said. “If your number is drawn, the Warren Kiwanis automatically mails $200 to you. If the winning number is one number lower or higher than your number, the winner receives $25 in the mail. All the proceeds we raise in this raffle mostly helps the youth in our community, plus the handicapped and elderly. Contributions for these tickets are what allow us to give scholarships, support pediatric hospitals and provide handicap ramps.” Make checks payable to “Kiwanis Club of Warren,” and mail to: P. O. Box 1656, Warren MI 48090-1656.
At the Mount Clemens Kiwanis Club scholarship presentation, Kiwanian Bill Moore presented Aiyana Berry with a traditional giant keepsake check.
“Aiyana is a recent graduate of Mount Clemens High School who plans to attend Oakland University to study nursing. She graduated with a 3.8 grade point average,” club board member Theresa Randolph said. Thanks to a generous donation from a former Kiwanian, we were able to double our gift to $2,000.”
Carl Papa reported for the Shorewood Kiwanis Club.
“We set our single year record by distributing $12,000 in scholarships to 18 graduating seniors from South Lake, Lakeview, and Lake Shore school districts,” he said. “Multiple colleges will be attended.”
Shorewood also distributed $2,400 checks of $200 each to 12 local churches for their vacation Bible schools, Papa said.
The Kiwanis Charity Harper Cruise that funds scholarships and many other Shorewood club projects, is getting ready to roll on the last Wednesday in August.
Public relations director for the Knights of Columbus St. Hubert’s Council 11658 and St. Louis Roundtable in Harrison Township is Erni Boulos.
“We had the honor of awarding Antonio Walters of St. Louis and Joshua Dubach of St. Hubert a college scholarship grant for each of their submissions to the annual scholarship program offered by the council,” Boulos said. “This year’s subject matter was either on a current event or social issue. Both submissions were well thought-out and informative. Each student will receive a $1,000 grant to pursue their college goals. Congratulations to both gentlemen and good luck in your future endeavors.”
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic lay organization with more than two million members. It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, the community, families, and young people. In 2023, the Knights of Columbus raised and distributed $185 million to charity and rendered 49 million hours of volunteer service.
Dave Rocco is the scholarship chairman for the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154.
“At our June chapter meeting we awarded eight 2024 Jack Thomas-Woody Horne scholarships to our grandchildren. The chapter congratulates all the students and wishes them the best in their college years,” Rocco said. “Lorenzo Aloia will be attending Hope College for computer science. His sponsor was Lorenzo Garrisi. Mary August will be attending Macomb College for early childhood education. Her sponsor was Jack Thomas. Gabrielle Cusic will be attending Oakland University for education and teaching. Her sponsor was Tim Clinton. Jake Kowalkowski will be attending Northwood University for accounting. His sponsor was Thomas Bell.
“Samantha Phelps will be studying dental medicine, college to be decided,” Rocco said. “Her sponsor was Dan Zelenak. Mackenzie Riley will be attending the University of Arizona for the study of animal science. Her sponsor was Mike Jacobi. Sophie Schoenherr will be attending Grand Valley State University for nursing. Her sponsor was David Schoenherr. Ava Spear will be attending Michigan State and will be majoring in law. Her sponsor was Larry Mills. They all wrote biographies of their grandfathers. One wrote about her grandpa’s service from basic training to his discharge from the military.”
Richmond Lions Club members Jeff White and Kari Nieman recently presented scholarships to local students Meeghan Schultz, Brianna Albers, Aaron Newman, Elizabeth Shuboy and Jenna Hopgood. The grants were $1,500 scholarships, money raised from a community bowling event.
Send news of service clubs and veterans organizations to Linda May at lindamay@ameritech.net or call landline 586-791-8116.
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