St. Charles Rotary Club honors scholarship winners
Submitted by St. Charles Rotary Club
The St. Charles Rotary Club recently awarded $10,000 among six St. Charles area students pursuing their education. The students were selected from a pool of applicants who needed to demonstrate educational accomplishments, service to the community, and financial need.
Award winners include:
Ÿ Elle Murata, a 2013 St. Charles North High School valedictorian, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship and plans to study international business and utilize Japanese as a second language at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Ÿ Travis Volmer, a 2013 St. Charles North High School graduate, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship and plans to study special education at Illinois State University.
Ÿ Maria Ranieri, a 2013 St. Charles North High School graduate, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship and plans to study special education at Illinois State University.
Ÿ Caroline Elkin, a 2011 Rosary High School graduate, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship and is studying international business and Russian as a second language at Dickinson College. Caroline will participate in a cooperative student exchange program between Moscow University and Dickinson College for her junior year.
Ÿ Kailee Dressel, a 2013 St. Charles North High School graduate, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and plans to study special education at Illinois State University.
Ÿ Alex O’Brien, a 2013 St. Charles East High School graduate, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and plans to study mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado.
The Rotary Club of St. Charles is committed to “Service Above Self” and focuses on five areas that include club service, vocational service, community service, international service, and New Generations service.
The club meets weekly for a noon lunch meeting, which includes general business, introduction of guests, a presentation from a guest speaker, and updates on club fundraising. People living or working in St. Charles with interest in the Rotary Club are welcome to attend a lunch meeting as a guest of a fellow Rotarian.
The club embodies service in action. For example, this club has assisted in the building of a library and school in a rural area of Guatemala; has sent emergency aid to Haiti; has financially supported local nonprofits; has contributed funds to Rotary International’s goal of worldwide eradication of Polio.
In addition, the club has provided more than $64,000 in local scholarships over the past six years. Rotary members are business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
For information about the St. Charles Noon Club, call Scott Piner at (847) 280-1601. For more information and to see work in action, visit www.rotarystc.org.