25 Local Students Awarded College Scholarships

By Dani Baldassare

The Erickson Tribune

This fall 25 students working at Brooksby Village will be heading to college and continuing on with their college/trade school education with financial help thanks to the over 1,200 people living at Brooksby.

Over $65,000 was raised by those living at Brooksby for The Brooksby Village Scholarship Fund. The fund is for student employees who plan to attend a college or accredited trade school beginning this fall.

The 25 students will receive a total of $4,000 over the next four years of college. The money will be dispersed directly to their school in $500-per-semester increments, for a maximum of eight semesters, or four years.

“This year we are assisting 25 students who became eligible for the Brooksby Village Scholarship by completing 1,000 hours of work here over a consecutive 2-year period,” says John Daly, staff development manager at Brooksby. “We wish them all the best of luck next year.”