Your news: Women's Club of Inverness awards 16 scholarships

Thanks to the successes of the annual April Fashion Show and Luncheon and the Holiday Fair in November, the Women's Club of Inverness was able to award 16 college scholarships in 2010.

The recipients were local graduating high school seniors and returning adult college students. The students will be attending various colleges, both in the community and across the country. Congratulations to all the qualified candidates.

Students receiving the $1,000.00 scholarship are: Carol Baker of Schaumburg (Harper College), Nooria Bibi of Hoffman Estates (Harper College), Vera Davis of Schaumburg (National-Louis), Corinna de Behr of Barrington (Harper College and Roosevelt), Janice Guzon of Hoffman Estates (University of Chicago), Christine Huynh of Palatine (UIC), Lisa Koenig of Hoffman Estates (Vanderbilt), Isabella Labbe' of Mount Prospect (ISU), Mark Long of Palatine (Marquette), Michele Malek of Schaumburg (Harper College), Nevena Neskoska of Palatine, Eda Polachek of Palatine (Harper College), Jazmin Romero of Hoffman Estates (Harper College), Namita Shah of Mt. Vernon, Iowa (Cornell), Caren Tillrock of Schaumburg (Harper College), and Benjamin Wu of Schaumburg (UIC).

The Women's Clubs of Inverness is a nonprofit organization committed to serving the local community. All proceeds from its two main fundraisers - a holiday fair and spring fashion show - are distributed in the local community. Scholarship grants are awarded to graduating high school seniors, college students and returning adult students residing within the boundaries of School Districts 211 and 220.

In addition, in recent years more than 25 local charitable organizations have benefitted from donations by the Women's Club of Inverness. The group is especially committed to aiding women and children's advocacy organizations, as well as senior citizen, at-risk youth, and family service centers. In these tenuous financial times, as members of the club look ahead to the activities of the coming year, they continue their strong resolve to assist those in need in the community.

New members are always welcome. For information regarding the club, contact Karen Kallman at (847) 397-8955.

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