Five area service organizations have announced they will work together to solicit high school scholarship applications.
This joint effort represents up to 14 local scholarships valued at $500 to $1,000 each. The joint scholarship cooperative undertaking is chaired by Sheila Ritter, Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce and includes representatives from the Clarkston Area Optimists Club, Clarkston Farm and Garden Club, Clarkston Foundation and the Clarkston Rotary.
‘We hope that a single application form, a coordinated deadline date and joint publicity efforts to encourage students to apply for these local scholarships will increase the number of students applying for these local funds,? Ritter said.
The joint application form represents a pool of more than $10,000 available through 14 individual scholarships. Limit of one scholarship per student from each organization.
The scholarship form is available at www.clarkston.org. Scholarship applications will also be available at the Chamber, Clarkston High School Counseling office and the Independence Township Library.
Deadline for applications is Friday, March 19. Applications should be turned into the Chamber office at 5956 S. Main.