With graduation ceremonies behind us, we close the books on a big year for the San Juan Island Service Scholarship Program.
The program is designed to inspire young men and women to become active volunteers and give back to our community. This year we awarded 23 (yes, that number is correct) $1,000 scholarships to graduating San Juan Island seniors.
We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of these 23 individuals and recognize them one more time for their service to our community:
Peter Strasser, Dalton Ayers, Matthew Stepita, Kaitlyn Domenech, Samantha Pluff, Max Haenel, Ian Williams, Hailey Loucks, Jade Cooper-Yockers, Samuel Stewart, Ashton Timmons, Sammantha Hopkins, Sophia Dillery, Elizabeth Andersen, Isabel Gabriel, Faith Buck, Peter Holt, Audrey Sable, Madden Shanks, Melanie Cope, Courtney Bell, Sophia Marinkovich and Bella Bledsoe.
In addition to congratulating the scholarship recipients, we would be remiss if we did not take this opportunity to share our appreciation and sincere thanks to all the people and organizations who make our program successful.
Our scholarships are funded by generous donations from individuals that recognize the value of instilling a volunteering spirit in our youth, the local restaurants which partner in our Dining for Scholars program, the Thursday night BBQ at the San Juan County Fair—and finally by all of you when you show your support by dining out at one of our Dining for Scholars events.
This year, all of these local restaurants opened their doors and hearts to our program. The portion of their profits they shared from Dining for Scholars was essential to our fundraising efforts—so thank you to: China Pearl, Blue Water Bar & Grill, Lime Kiln Café, McMillin’s at Roche Harbor, Cask & Schooner, MiCasita, The Place, Coho Restaurant, Rumor Mill, Market Chef, Vic’s Drive-In, Haley’s, Hungry Clam, Market Chef, Rocky Bay Café, Café Demeter and the Spring Street Deli.
Please visit us at www.sjiservicescholarship.org to find out more about our program, how to engage students volunteers or to donate.
June Arnold/President, SJI Service Scholarship
