Scholarship Awards The Tigard Kiwanis Endowment Trust Scholarship Selection Sub-Committee voted on May 25, 2021 to award two equal scholarships of $2000 each to Sherwood High School Seniors: Ilona Sorokina Sankalp Sandeep Patil This was ratified by the Tigard Kiwanis Club Board of Directors on May 26. Club members, with school officials, were able to award Sankalp (Sandy) at the front porch of his home, with his family present, complete with Kiwanis bell ringing and speeches.
By George Deibert
By June, IIona had already gotten an early As we got involved with the Packed start in her post-secondary education; and With Pride, (PWP), operation at Tigard High she was out of the area. But, we were School, it quickly became clear that the school able to present the scholarship community had lots of caring, compassionate people award to her via Zoom. willing to volunteer time and talents to build something brand new in response to the Covid-19 changes to many under-privileged lives. Butlives. one But person out…Lynda under-privileged onestood person stood out.Aicher! Lynda She organizes & directs the Tigard dedicating Aicher! She organizes & PWP directsfood the center, Tigard PWP food 35+ hours of her time each35+ week. as time a main of as thea center dedicating hrs.And, of her perdeveloper week. And relationship PWP relawithrelationship themain Fooddeveloper Bank’s with the Fresh Food Alliance Bank’s program, Fresh Alliance (which program, partners of the PWP relationship with the Food grocery store donations with food providing agencies), Lynda worksgrocery closely with which partners grocery store donations with food providing agencies, Bank’s Fresh Alliance program, which partners store our TigardLynda Kiwanis Clubclosely with awith goalTigard of being asproviding efficient effective we can works Kiwanis Club and with a goal ofasbeing as donations with food agencies, Lynda works be on our food efficient delivery mission. and effective as we can within this big with food adelivery closely with Tigard Kiwanis Club goal within of mission. beingthis as efficient and effective as we can within this big food delivery mission. On June 21, at their year-end recognition and celebration event, Tigard Kiwanis proudly presented Lynda with the “Everyday Hero Award” in front of many school district PWP volunteers. The club was also able to give Lynda an “Everyday Hero” pin, plus gift cards for Cooper Mountain Ale Works and for Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt.
Everyday Hero Award
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