Rotary Club Wants To Reward Students Who Perform 'Service Above Self'

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Students who attend Sandy Springs high schools are encouraged to apply for the 2015-2016 Dan Keels Scholarship.

Applications, which must be received by Thursday, April 30, may be found at the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs’ website.

The Dan Keels Scholarship Program honors the late Dan Keels, a former member of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs and Chaplin of Northside Hospital whose lifetime of community service inspired the many who knew him.

The Sandy Springs Rotary Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, funds the scholarship and is affiliated with the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs.

Each year, the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs and the Sandy Springs Foundation, Inc. chooses among exemplary student applicants, many of whom are members in the Rotary Interact Clubs at North Springs Charter High School, Riverwood International Charter School and Mt. Vernon Presbyterian High Schools, whose Interact Clubs are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs.

In some instances, one $5,000 college scholarship or two $2,500 college scholarships have been awarded.

Monies are paid directly to the college, university or technical school where the winner(s) attend. Selection criteria can include participation in Interact, high scholastic achievement, and personal exemplification of both the tenets of Rotary International’s Four Way Test and its motto, “Service Above Self.”

The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs has a 44-year history of service both internationally and locally to the Sandy Springs community. Lunch meetings are held most Mondays at 12:15 p.m. at the Hilton Perimeter Suites on Peachtree Dunwoody Road.

The club welcomes interested business leaders, professionals and community leaders to visit for lunch.

Reservations aren’t required but may be made in advance on the club’s website. Additional information on the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs may also be found on its Facebook page.

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