Rotary Clubs Present the Centralia College Foundation With a $25,000 Check

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Members of three local Rotary clubs recently presented the Centralia College Foundation with a $25,000 check from the proceeds of the 2017 Tri-Club Rotary Auction held earlier this year. The focus for the 2017 auction was to create a grant to help veterans with tuition and expenses at Centralia College in a gap period before their GI funding begins. Pictured from left to right are: Steve Ward, vice president of Centralia College and Executive director of the Foundation; Larry McGee, Twin Cities Rotary; Leon Bowman, Twin Cities Rotary; Dr. Robert Mohrbacher, president of Centralia College, Centralia Rotary; Christine Fossett, Centralia College Foundation president; Ron Averill, Twin Cities Rotary; Julia Johnson, foundation director of donor and alumni relations, Twin Cities Rotary; Robert Cox, Centralia College vice president of student services, Centralia Rotary; Anil Puri, Twin Cities Rotary; Dr. Joe Dolezal, Centralia College trustee and Foundation member, Centralia Rotary.

These grants will be available to current Centralia College veteran students through a special grant application. For more information about how to access this grant, please contact the certifying official at Centralia College.



In addition to this grant dedicated to assist veterans at Centralia College, the foundation also awards annual scholarships to veterans and/or dependents of veterans through the American Legion Post no. 17 Endowed Scholarship, the American Legion Post no. 22 Endowed Scholarship, and the Am/Vet Post 02 Scholarship. For the 2017-18 academic year, over $3,000 was awarded through these scholarships and over $40,000 has been awarded since these scholarships were created.  For more information on how to apply for these dedicated scholarships, please contact the Foundation office at 360-623-8942.