The Rotary Club of Akron awarded 15, $1,000 scholarships, to Akron Public School (APS) students, enrolled in the College and Career Academies, at their recent Celebration of Youth Scholarship dinner held at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, catered by Tangier Banquets and Catering. The keynote speaker was Nathanael Billow, Executive Vice-President, and Treasurer of the Billow Company and an Akron Rotarian. Mr. Billow is a 5th generation Rotarian.
His great, great grandfather was one of the original founders of the Rotary Club of Akron. Mr. Billow was a past recipient of a Rotary Scholarship.
Some of the recipients, shown seated from left to right: Abbigail Kerns, Summer Fouse, Erica Keller, and Hawa Sankareh. Standing from left to right: Lynda Farkas, Club President; Nathanael Billow, Keynote speaker; Yvonne Culver, Director APS College Access; Kaiden Bos; Sharda Rai; Dashaynae Sperling; Harvon Hamilton; RoZi Yar; and Dora Causey.Other students unable to attend because of other commitments, but also receiving a scholarship, include Joseph Applewhite, Caewood Miller, Brieyanna Banks, Rhiver Robinson, and Saru Tamang.
The Akron Rotary Foundation is pleased to provide an annual allocation to the Rotary Club of Akron to provide these scholarships and recognize these amazing students.
Special thanks to Katy Miller for taking the photos. There are some below of the students but you can view all photos by clicking here.
Thank you to our Akron Club Scholarship Chair, Terry Dalton, for organizing all of the interviews that took place and arranging this very special event.
