The Mattapoisett Lions Club, a member of Lions International, the world’s largest service club organization consisting of 46,000 clubs and more than 1.4 million members worldwide, is pleased to announce the availability of two $2,000 scholarships to be awarded to graduating high school seniors or home-schooled students residing in Mattapoisett, Marion, or Rochester or a school choice student attending Old Rochester Regional High School.
In addition, we are pleased to announce the availability of one $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior who will be entering the trades and attending an accredited trade school.
The funds for the Peter B. Hodges Memorial Scholarships are made possible with fundraisers held by the Mattapoisett Lions Club throughout the year, including Harbor Days, an annual Arts and Craft Festival held in Shipyard Park, Mattapoisett the third weekend of July each year.
The Lions International motto is “we serve.” It is 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, eradicating measles worldwide in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Here are here to provide services for those in need in our 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 Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MattapoisettLionsClub. Award applications are also available at the Guidance Department of your high school.
Applications must be received by March 21, 2025.