Two students were recently honored by the Rotary Club of West Chester.
Pictured with the students are (from left) Rotarian and Superintendent of the West Chester Area School District, Dr. James Scanlon, Elizabeth Boulanger, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) participant, Sarah Blossom,
2018 Rotary Community and Volunteerism Scholarship awardee, Linda Hicks, chair of the Scholarship Committee, and Deborah Sahijwani, committee member. Sarah received a $2,000 scholarship for her essay on community service and volunteerism. A senior at Rustin High School she began volunteering when her mother started a non-profit organization to help women and children in Malawi, Africa, setting her on her own path of helping others. She is co-president of the Rustin Interact Club, made pillowcases for a hospital, packed food for Safe Harbor, and helped at LaMancha Animal Rescue. She is in the Help the Homeless Club, and entertained children at DuPont Children's Hospital and residents at Barclay Friends. She helps with the West Chester Area Refugee Resettlement project, and tutors children in the summer. She says of her volunteering, "I have become more compassionate, more understanding, and more motivated to make a positive change in the world.'' Elizabeth, a junior at East High School participated in the three-day RYLA program. She met students she would not otherwise have met, and participated in the Rise Against Hunger project for underprivileged individuals.
Pictured with the students are (from left) Rotarian and Superintendent of the West Chester Area School District, Dr. James Scanlon, Elizabeth Boulanger, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) participant, Sarah Blossom,
2018 Rotary Community and Volunteerism Scholarship awardee, Linda Hicks, chair of the Scholarship Committee, and Deborah Sahijwani, committee member. Sarah received a $2,000 scholarship for her essay on community service and volunteerism. A senior at Rustin High School she began volunteering when her mother started a non-profit organization to help women and children in Malawi, Africa, setting her on her own path of helping others. She is co-president of the Rustin Interact Club, made pillowcases for a hospital, packed food for Safe Harbor, and helped at LaMancha Animal Rescue. She is in the Help the Homeless Club, and entertained children at DuPont Children's Hospital and residents at Barclay Friends. She helps with the West Chester Area Refugee Resettlement project, and tutors children in the summer. She says of her volunteering, "I have become more compassionate, more understanding, and more motivated to make a positive change in the world.'' Elizabeth, a junior at East High School participated in the three-day RYLA program. She met students she would not otherwise have met, and participated in the Rise Against Hunger project for underprivileged individuals.