MVS State Scholarship Judging Begins this Week 2/1

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VSE Association State Scholarship Judging will begin this week which includes judging for the ENF Most Valuable Student and the VT State Roger Sheridan scholarship applications.
 
If you are a lodge scholarship committee chair, scholarship committee member, or an interested member, we invite you to participate in this judging process in one of three ways:
 
1) On-premise (Springfield Elks Lodge 1560) Sunday 2/4 – Noon:
  • Participants must bring a laptop to log in and judge directly applications assigned (this is a great option for 1st-time committee members)
2) Remote via Google Meets Sunday 2/4 – 12:30 PM:
  • The meeting will start remotely at 12:30 PM (30 mins behind the on-premise)
  • Participants will judge directly from the portal applications assigned.
3) Remote Judging unassisted Thursday 2/1 – Sunday 2/4:
  • Participants who know what to do and just want to be able to complete application judging at their convenience from Thursday 2/2 – Saturday MIDNIGHT 2/4
  • Participants will judge directly from the portal applications assigned.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 1st so that the appropriate planning of application judging can be completed.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Jackie Driscoll-Page, VSE State Scholarship Chair, 603.304.7434, jedriscoll68@gmail.com.
 
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News item submitted by Jackie Driscoll-Page.
 

NEWPORT ELKS LODGE #2155 CONGRATULATES SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

 Newport, Vermont Elks Lodge #2155 would like to congratulate Josephine Pearson as the winner of the 2023 Legacy Award Scholarship from the Elks National Foundation.  Best of luck in your future endeavors.

l-r:  Marty Barrup- Exalted Ruler, Josephine Pearson- Scholarship Recipient, Kristian Pearson- Treasurer & Father of submittRecipient, and Frances Dewing- Secretary and ENF Chair

Summited for posting by Ruth Houle.

VSE Association State Scholarship Judging

VSE Association State Scholarship Judging will be completed on February 5, 2023, which includes judging for the ENF Most Valuable Student and the VT State Roger Sheridan scholarship applications.
 
If you are a lodge scholarship committee chair, scholarship committee member, or an interested member, we invite you to participate in this judging process in one of three ways:
 
1) On-premise (Springfield Elks Lodge 1560) Sunday 2/5 – Noon:
  • Participants can bring their laptops to log in and judge directly applications assigned (this is a great option for 1st-time committee members)
  • Paper judging forms w/ paper applications which will then be entered into the portal
2) Remote via Google Meets Sunday 2/5 – 12:30 PM:
  • The meeting will start remotely at 12:30 PM (30 mins behind the on-premise)
  • Participants will judge directly from the portal applications assigned.
3) Remote Judging unassisted Thursday 2/2 – Saturday 2/4:
  • Participants who know what to do and just want to be able to complete application judging at their convenience from Thursday 2/2 – Saturday MIDNIGHT 2/4
  • Participants will judge directly from the portal applications assigned.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 1st so that the appropriate planning of application judging can be completed.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Jackie Driscoll-Page, VSE State Scholarship Chair, 603.304.7434, jedriscoll68@gmail.com.
 

Lodge 1560 Scholarship Announcements

The Springfield Elks are proud to announce the following 2021 scholarship recipients who exemplify Academic Achievement, Leadership, and Community Service.

Elk’s National Foundation MVS – State of Vermont winners:

Erik Heitsmith                                Alexandra Hutchins                           Kyleigh Moses

 All three students attend Green Mountain Union High School in Ludlow VT

 

Springfield Lodge 1560 winners:

 

      Graeffn Anderson                                Anna Ondre                         Gwen Roundy

VT Academy, Bellows Falls             Springfield High School        Springfield High School

 

Congratulations to them and all of our surrounding high school graduating seniors.

News item submitted by Jackie Driscoll-Page.