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Bethel A.M.E. Church Scholarship
Biography to come.Qualifications Minimum 2.5 GPA Graduating high school senior Active member of Bethel A.M.E. Church Full-time enrollment Pursuing an undergraduate degree Evaluation Criteria Letters of recommendation (40) (must include one from Director of Christian...
The Rotary Club of Saginaw Sunrise – Dr. Rojan and Mrs. Bhagya Samudrala Endowed Scholarship
Biography to come. Qualifications Minimum 2.5 GPA Graduating high school senior Resident of Saginaw County Full-time enrollment Pursuing Career and Technical Education training in plumbing, electrical, computer science, or computer information technology Financial...
Rotary Club of Saginaw Sunrise Scholarship
The Rotary Club of Saginaw Sunrise was founded on September 7, 2001 and celebrated its 20th anniversary as a club in 2021. In an effort to make an impact and to change the lives of aspiring students in the Great Lakes Region and beyond, the Club formulated a plan to...
Great Lakes Bay Pride Scholarship
Great Lakes Bay Pride (formerly Perceptions) is the resource, education, advocacy, and networking organization serving the LGBTQ+ and ally community throughout Michigan's Great Lakes Bay Region. The scholarship will be awarded to a Michigan resident who has...
William “Bill” Thibodeau Global Studies Scholarship
When William “Bill” Thibodeau was is in the 3rd Grade, he contracted polio – a very common disease at the time and one that often led to various kinds of paralysis or even death. Even at a young age, Bill was determined to fight the disease. His fighting spirit (and...
A Lasting Legacy
Marjorie and Ernest Flegenheimer embraced For Good, For Ever with a planned gift from their estate Ernest Flegenheimer was born in Zurich, Switzerland and lived in Germany, Italy and Switzerland until the age of 12, when his family fled Nazi Germany in 1939. Winnipeg,...
Tax-Free Charitable Transfers from IRAs
Millions of Americans continue to save pre-tax dollars in their IRAs. The law allows taxpayers 70½ and older to share their wealth by giving retirement savings directly to charity—and bypassing income tax. This law is important to local charities operating as agents...
2021 Community Improvement Initiative Grant Recipient: The NEIGHB
When news began to spread that closure was imminent for a longtime community anchor, The Neighborhood House Community Center also known as Samaritas, a local grassroots group of inspired individuals joined together to purchase, preserve, and restore the center. ...
Shirley Thurlow Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Shirley J. Thurlow was born in Flint at the beginning of The Great Depression, and her family later moved to Saginaw, as poor as church mice. The first decade of her life was especially tough, but like most folks they learned to be resourceful and make the best of...
Gregory Keith Jones Memorial Scholarship
“When your hero dies, everything he stood for does not end. Everything he stood for must continue.”-Terri Irwin, widow of Steve Irwin, A.K.A. The Crocodile Hunter The Gregory Keith Jones Memorial Scholarship was established in remembrance of the creative energy,...