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| Mikayla Rix |
The Allegany County Area Foundation Dollars for Scholars
Program is pleased to announce that Mikayla Rix has received a Student
Volunteer Award from Scholarship America Dollars for Scholars. Mikayla was
awarded a $1,000 scholarship for her postsecondary education and was chosen for
her dedication and service to her community, as well as strong academic
achievement at the Cuba-Rushford High School. Fifteen students from across the
country were chosen to receive this $1,000 scholarship based on volunteerism,
community service and academics.
During the past four years in high school, Mikayla has also
participated in many community service activities including: teaching Karate,
helping with St. Mary's Church Events, Cuba Little League Events, Cuba Youth
Football Events, Blue Devils Basketball, Single Tree Ranch, United Way Drives,
Cuba Rod & Gun Club Events, School Lock-Ins, Karen Landcastle Cancer
Corner, New Hudson Fire Department Events, Youth Court, CRCS Outdoors Fisheries
and Wildlife Events and Cub Scouts.
Denis Dahlgren, Executive Director of the Allegany County
Area Foundation, stated, “Mikayla Rix plans to attend Hibert College in the
fall and is planning to pursue a degree in criminal justice. We wish her much success!”
“On behalf of Scholarship America, we are honored to be able
to award such a talented and giving young woman with this scholarship,” said
Robert C. Ballard, president and CEO of Scholarship America. Mikayla Rix
embodies exactly what Scholarship America and our Dollars for Scholars program
is about—serving communities at a grassroots level to improve the lives of
local citizens from the ground up.”
The Allegany County
Area Foundation Dollars for Scholars Program
The Allegany County Area Foundation Dollars for Scholars
Program recently awarded a total of $247,500 to 124 recipients from across
Allegany County. The recipients were
chosen through a blind selection process from a pool of 248 applicants
including both high school seniors and current college students. The online application process will open up
again on this November 1, 2017 for the 2018-2019 academic year at: https://alleganycountyareafoundation.dollarsforscholars.org.
Call 585-808-8444 for more information.
About Scholarship
America
For 60 years, Scholarship America has worked directly with
students, parents, donors, colleges, businesses and communities to empower
people to achieve their educational goals. As the nation’s largest private
education support organization, having distributed over $3.7 billion to more
than 2.3 million students, Scholarship America is now working to further engage
the private sector to support programs and policies that advance equity in
postsecondary education and help students overcome barriers to access,
persistence and attainment. More information is available at www.scholarshipamerica.org.
