Calhoun County Swine Club Scholarship Fund

The Calhoun County Swine Club has established a scholarship with the Community Foundation Alliance of Calhoun County. A scholarship committee has been established to select two $300 scholarship recipients. The applications will be judged on livestock participations, leadership, citizenship and scholastic standing. Applications are due July 1st. The recipients will be announced prior to the Championship Drive on Show Day during the Calhoun County Fair in August at the Fairgrounds in Marshall, Michigan. Scholarships will be paid to the accredited institution in the name of the recipient.

Applicant eligibility:

Applicant must be a member of Calhoun County 4-H Swine Club

May not be older than 19 years of age as of December 31st of current year

Must have been enrolled as a Calhoun County 4-H youth swine exhibitor for a minimum of 5 years

At time of application for this scholarship, applicants must be either a senior in high school or high school graduate continuing their education at an accredited institution in the year in which they are applying.

NOTE: Recipients must apply the entire scholarship toward their education at a technical school or college.

The Calhoun County Swine Club Scholarship is administered by the Community Foundation Alliance of Calhoun County, which serves Calhoun County, and provides a countywide platform for philanthropy.  We serve as a repository of funds and grantmaking organization for projects that have a countywide focus.  Partial funding is provided by W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
 

The Calhoun County 4-H Swine Club Mission Statement

The Calhoun County Swine Club is a youth development program that involves volunteers in providing positive, experiential, educational opportunities for and with youth. Our mission is to create environments, through collaboration, that build strong healthy youth who are proactive in a complex and changing world. Two scholarships will be awarded annually to honor outstanding students in Calhoun County who have shown the determination, ability to excel academically, and who have demonstrated leadership abilities in their club, community, country and world.

If you are interested in making a contribution to the Calhoun County Swine Club Scholarship Fund, please contact us.

Swine Club Leaders: Jeff & Robin Gilmore, Dan & Teri Loew, Wayne & April Peck, Arnold & Phyllis Rocco, Steve, Julie, & Andrew Swafford, and Sam & Teresa Tone.

Application for the Swine Club Scholarship

Please enclose all of the following:

Application Cover Page — Download Form Here: .doc

Copy of Letter of Acceptance at an Accredited Institution

An interview may be required prior to final selection.

Applications are due by or must be postmarked by July 1.

Mail to:
Community Foundation Alliance of Calhoun County
P.O. Box 101
Homer, MI 49245
If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact:
Carol Petredean-DiSalvio at 517/568-5222.