The Kiwanis Club of Lehigh Acres will award 27 scholarships for a total of $76,652 to Lehigh Acres students at an Awards Banquet to be held on June 25. Two awards will be awarded to Riverdale High School students, four to Lehigh Senior High School students, and 15 to East Lee County High School students. Six awards, for a total of $17,852, go to renewed scholarships so students can continue their college education.
The students receiving scholarships are:
Riverdale High School
– Kimberly Rice $5,000
– Kaitlyn Skinner $2000
Lehigh Senior High School
– Gia Escorcha $5,000
– Durland Bundy $2,000
– Jonathan Kelly $2,000
– Yasminie Sahadeo $2,000
East Lee County High School
– Skylar Dushek $5,000
– Jonathan Hernandez $5,000
– Kedrin Altamirano $4,800
– Sharen Barthelemy $2,400
– Ana Vanessa Cruz $2,400
– Diana Echevarria $2,400
– Jacqueline Llanes $2,400
– Nimslha Massolas $2,000
– Deisy Mejia $2,400
– Axel Arias $2,000
– Jennifer Cabrera-Partido $2,000
– Gabriel Johnson $2,000
– Anthony Sierra $2,000
– Andy Travieso $2,000
– Virginia Valentin $2,000
These scholarships are made possible by the customers at the Kiwanis Thrift Store at 15 Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres. This was an unusual year for the students as the Key Clubs at the high schools could not meet in person and virtual meetings were a challenge. Kiwanis congratulates the graduating seniors at all of our area high schools and offer our best wishes as they continue their education or join the workforce upon graduation.
The Kiwanis Club of Lehigh Acres meets Wednesday mornings at 7 a.m. for breakfast at El Tarasco Restaurant in Lehigh Acres. The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. with speakers from area organizations improving the lives of our children.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.