The Kiwanis Club of Wellington continued an annual spring tradition and awarded $1,000 scholarships to three Wellington High School graduates from the Class of 2024 and assisted two scholarship donors in selecting their scholarship awardees.
Receiving Kiwanis Scholarships were Skylar Squire, Drew Denger, and Lucille Roush. Ayla DeLima and Paige Bremke received Sharon and Gary Moore Scholarships, and Harper Fleming was given the Jim and Bonnie Mosher Scholarship.
Kindergarten College Advantage Support
Wellington Kiwanis recently expanded its scholarship efforts by partnering with the Wellington Schools’ Endowment Fund to encourage parents of kindergartners to get an early start on college savings by enrolling in the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority’s College Advantage program. Each year, the Endowment Fund provides up to a 25 percent match not to exceed $250 to each student whose parents contribute to a College Advantage program, also known as a 529 plan, and Kiwanis contributes to increase that match in the kindergarten year. If a parent puts in $1,000, the Endowment Fund contributes $250 into that student’s account. This program has been under-utilized but in the past three years nearly 40 students have had savings programs established under this program that is unique to only Wellington.
These two belong in the K-Kids Hall of Fame. At our annual Service Leadership Program picnic Thursday, we honored retiring Westwood Elementary third grade teacher Cathy Kurtz. Wellington Board of Education member and Kiwanian Ayers Ratliff helped found K-Kids 16 years ago along with his wife and elementary school teacher Nancy Ratliff. Mrs. Kurtz has been our long-time K-Kids Advisor, following in the footsteps of Westwood teacher Nancy Ratliff and Cindy Kodosky. Our K-Kids membership is the largest in Ohio and one of the largest in the country. We appreciate your commitment and dedication. Thank you Mrs. Kurtz. ... See MoreSee Less
We held our annual end of the year Service Leadership Program picnic at the Wellington Community Recreation Park Thursday to honor our Wellington High Key Club, McCormick Middle School Builders Club and Westwood Elementary K-Kids. We kicked it off with the K-Kids theme song: "If you're happy and you know it." We are so proud of these young people. They are our pride and joy! Listen to this enthusiasm. It's infectious. ... See MoreSee Less
Scholarships and College Advantage Savings
High School Graduate Scholarships
The Kiwanis Club of Wellington continued an annual spring tradition and awarded $1,000 scholarships to three Wellington High School graduates from the Class of 2024 and assisted two scholarship donors in selecting their scholarship awardees.
Receiving Kiwanis Scholarships were Skylar Squire, Drew Denger, and Lucille Roush. Ayla DeLima and Paige Bremke received Sharon and Gary Moore Scholarships, and Harper Fleming was given the Jim and Bonnie Mosher Scholarship.
Kindergarten College Advantage Support
Wellington Kiwanis recently expanded its scholarship efforts by partnering with the Wellington Schools’ Endowment Fund to encourage parents of kindergartners to get an early start on college savings by enrolling in the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority’s College Advantage program. Each year, the Endowment Fund provides up to a 25 percent match not to exceed $250 to each student whose parents contribute to a College Advantage program, also known as a 529 plan, and Kiwanis contributes to increase that match in the kindergarten year. If a parent puts in $1,000, the Endowment Fund contributes $250 into that student’s account. This program has been under-utilized but in the past three years nearly 40 students have had savings programs established under this program that is unique to only Wellington.
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These two belong in the K-Kids Hall of Fame. At our annual Service Leadership Program picnic Thursday, we honored retiring Westwood Elementary third grade teacher Cathy Kurtz. Wellington Board of Education member and Kiwanian Ayers Ratliff helped found K-Kids 16 years ago along with his wife and elementary school teacher Nancy Ratliff. Mrs. Kurtz has been our long-time K-Kids Advisor, following in the footsteps of Westwood teacher Nancy Ratliff and Cindy Kodosky. Our K-Kids membership is the largest in Ohio and one of the largest in the country. We appreciate your commitment and dedication. Thank you Mrs. Kurtz. ... See MoreSee Less
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We held our annual end of the year Service Leadership Program picnic at the Wellington Community Recreation Park Thursday to honor our Wellington High Key Club, McCormick Middle School Builders Club and Westwood Elementary K-Kids. We kicked it off with the K-Kids theme song: "If you're happy and you know it." We are so proud of these young people. They are our pride and joy! Listen to this enthusiasm. It's infectious. ... See MoreSee Less
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