The Mattapoisett Lions Club, a member of Lions International, the world’s largest service club organization consisting of 45,000 clubs and more than 1.3 million members worldwide, is pleased to announce that two (2) $ 2,500 scholarships will be awarded this year to a graduating high school senior or home-schooled student residing in Mattapoisett, Marion or Rochester or a school-choice student attending Old Rochester Regional High School.
Peter B. Hodges Memorial Scholarships are funded through events held by the Mattapoisett Lions Club throughout the year, including Harbor Days, an annual arts and crafts festival held in Shipyard Park, Mattapoisett the third weekend of July.
The Lion’s Club’s motto is “WE SERVE.” One of the largest charitable causes of Lions International includes raising funds for eye research in an effort to end preventable blindness throughout the world. Other issues of concern are eradicating measles worldwide in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and also serving those in need in our own communities.
To obtain an application, learn more about this award or to learn how to become a member of the Mattapoisett Lions Club, visit our website, www.mattapoisettlionsclub.org Award. Applications are also available through the guidance department at your high
school. Applications must be received by March 25.