Jerry J. Helfer Youth Engagement Scholarship Opportunity

Applications are now being accepted for the Jerry J. Helfer Youth Engagement Scholarship.

Jerry Helfer was a man of exceptional character and virtue who always exhibited kindness to anyone he encountered. Throughout his life, Jerry dedicated his time and talents to making our community a better place. One of Jerry’s first positions in public service was being a member of the Greece Youth Board. Additionally, Jerry served as Town Councilman from 1998 until 2009 and as Deputy Supervisor from January 2014 until his untimely passing in July of the same year.

“Jerry was an upstanding citizen, co-worker, and friend,” said Supervisor Reilich. “It is an honor for me to announce this scholarship in memory of Jerry. His respect for public service and his love for learning are the foundations of this scholarship. Jerry loved his community and we want to be able to engage our youth to enable their participation in local government and community service. I encourage all seniors in high school to apply for this scholarship and continue on Jerry’s lifelong legacy of public service and learning.”

The Jerry J. Helfer Youth Engagement Scholarship provides the Greece community with the opportunity to recognize a student that regularly upholds exemplary moral values, devotes time and energy into helping serve the Greece community, and consistently displays outstanding leadership skills.

Scholarship applications can be found on the Town of Greece website: https://greeceny.gov/departments/parksandrecreation/jerry-j-helfer-youth-engagement-scholarship. The scholarship deadline is Friday, May 26, 2023.

For more information, please contact the Greece Youth Board at 723-2934 or email jerryhelferscholarship@greeceny.gov. Provided

Free Shredding Event for Greece Residents

The Town of Greece announced their FREE Spring Shredding Event for Greece residents will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm at the Greece Town Hall Campus.

Past experience has shown that the line moves much more efficiently when participants adhere to the following rules:

• No plastic bins. All papers must be placed in either manageable cardboard boxes or paper bags. We will NOT be returning boxes to participants.

• No x-rays or film paper. These types of papers will jam the shredder.

• Limit of 5 boxes per participant.

Please make every effort to follow these rules. We reserve the right to turn away those who are not in compliance.

Services will be provided by Shred-Text. For more information about the company, please call 247-5250 or visit their website at www.shredtext.com.

For information about the Town of Greece Shredding Event, please call 225-2000.

“I am excited to join our Greece Town officials in scheduling another free shredding event for our residents,” said Supervisor Bill Reilich. “We will all be on hand to assist residents with unloading their vehicles throughout the duration of the event. All documents will be shredded confidentially and on site.” Provided Information