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Two $2,000 Student Scholarships Available
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming Foundation will
once again celebrate the commitment of young
people toward friends and neighbors with
disabilities by awarding scholarships of up to
$2,000 each to two graduating high school
seniors.
Scholarships will be awarded to one
college-bound student each from Livingston and
Wyoming Counties. To be eligible, he or she must
pursue a career choice leading directly to
working with people with intellectual and other
developmental disabilities, such as: teacher of
special education, occupational therapy,
physical therapy, speech pathology, art therapy,
music therapy, or training in the direct care
field.
Deadline for applications is Thursday, March
1st, so interested students should apply now.
Applications are available on-line at
www.lwarc.org and local high school guidance
offices.
The amount of each scholarship will be a maximum
of $2,000, payable in $500 amounts annually.
Students initially attending a 2-year school
would be eligible to continue to receive the
annual scholarship if they can verify
participation in an appropriate program at a
4-year college or university. Recipients of the
scholarship will be responsible for notifying
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming annually of their
continuation in an appropriate course of study.
Scholarship recipients will be chosen at the
March meeting of The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming
Foundation, and notified by Monday, March 19th.
Winners will be formally acknowledged during a
short ceremony at The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming
Annual Dinner to be held Friday, June 1st in
Warsaw, New York.
Scholarships are made possible by The Arc of
Livingston-Wyoming Foundation, which is the
fundraising arm of The Arc of
Livingston-Wyoming. The foundation is a
not-for-profit corporation dedicated to
enhancing the quality of life for community
members with disabilities and their families. It
has been granting scholarships since 1994. In
addition to awarding student scholarships, the
foundation funds such purchases as adaptive
equipment and camp scholarships for people with
disabilities.
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming is the two-county
region’s largest private, not-for-profit
organization that serves people with
intellectual and other developmental
disabilities. Its programs include Children's,
Vocational, Residential, Community and
Transportation Services. Founded in 1961, it is
a local chapter of the state-wide organization
NYSARC. The local agency employs approximately
600 people throughout Livingston and Wyoming
Counties. |
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