Scholarship Announcement

Scholarship Essay Announcement

Tri-Counties Community Center is proud to announce, for the first time, a $500.00 scholarship
opportunity for all high school students to help prepare for their future in higher education.
This Scholarship will be known as the Excellence In Volunteerism Award and will be offered to
High School Students based on “Why it is important to give back to my community”
Rules:
❖ Essays contest will begin November 15 , 2023, and conclude December 16 , 2023.
❖ All essays must be submitted to Tri-Counties Community Center by mail or Email. And
received no later than December 16th . Any entries submitted after this date will not be
eligible for the scholarship.
❖ e-mail entries to events.tricc@gmail.com or mail to : 1830 B Street, Marysville CA
95901.
❖ Essays must be typed and single-spaced.
❖ Essays must be at least 500 words and no more than 1000 words
❖ Essay must be constructed in at least 5 paragraphs and no more than 10 paragraphs.
❖ Essay must have an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
❖ Essay topic must be based on the topic of the scholarship award.
❖ Tri-Counties Community Center Board Members and select volunteers will judge all
entries submitted and choose the top three submissions.
The top 3 students, will be invited to give a speech at our January 8, 2024 Board Meeting.
Rules for Speech:
❖ Speech must be based on the topic of “Why I Volunteer in my Community.”
❖ Speech should be at least 5 minutes long and no more than 15 minutes.
❖ Based on a combination of the student’s essay and the speech, a winner will be
selected.
❖ Speech winners will be selected by the Tri-Counties Community Center Board Members
and select volunteers to judge the speech portion of the contest.
❖ Winner of the Scholarship will receive a check for $500
❖ There will be only 1 winner for the $500 “Excellence in Volunteerism Award” Scholarship
❖ 2nd & 3rd place winners will receive gift cards for their awards.
❖ Winning Student will be announced on January 27, 2024 at our Annual Gala and be
presented with a check for $500 and awards for 2nd & 3rd place.

Tri-Counties Community Center is offering this Scholarship to promote the importance of
volunteerism in our youth and why communities thrive when their citizens are involved in the
improvement of their environment. We wish to reward those students who give freely of their
time to benefit others