Downriver Soroptimists Offer Scholarships

The Soroptimist Prime Award recognizes young women who are engaged in volunteer activities within their communities or schools. High school girls residing in Allen Park, Brownstown, Ecorse, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, New Boston, Riverview, River Rouge, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven, or Wyandotte are eligible. Two $1000 awards. Deadline to apply: 11-15-26. Contact Pat Bryan at soroptimistprime@yahoo.com.

The Live Your Dream Award assists women who have the primary financial responsibility for their families to obtain the skills/training and education necessary to improve their employment status and standard of living for themselves and their families. Judging is based on effort toward education, scholarship, extracurricular activities, and financial need. First place: $3000; second place: $2000.Deadline to apply: 11-15-26.Applicants are encouraged to apply through the Soroptimist International portal: Soroptimist.org/lyda-applyor http://bit.ly/LYDA-apply. For questions, contact Nancy Nagle at 734-558-7942 or naglenancy12@yahoo.com.

The Virginia Wagner Award - Women who are attending a college or university in pursuit of a bachelor’s or master’s degree are eligible to apply. Judging is based on effort toward education, scholarship, extracurricular activities, and financial need. First place: $3000; second place: $2000. Deadline to apply: 1-15-27.Contact Fallon Belisle at 734-308-5466 or fdonovan811@gmail.com.

The Downriver Area Soroptimist organization meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Woodhaven Community Center. All women are welcome to attend. You may contribute to the foundation that the Soroptimists support on krogercommunityrewards.com. If you are interested in learning more about the Downriver Soroptimists and our other activities, contact us at siofdownriver@gmail.com or check out our page on Facebook@SoroptimistInternationalOfDownriver.