LPOIC announces scholarship
(Courtesy photo) Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club board members pose for a photo. Pictured are board member Kevin Elmore, secretary Dale Greene, board member Grant Hillen, treasurer David Gillespie, president Barbara Gillespie, vice president Clint Nicholson, board member Dave Ivy, and board member James Mullen, captain of Eagle Charters. The board recently announced a scholarship to a senior in the Lake Pend Oreille School District.
Attention all Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club members, anglers and more importantly, mothers and fathers. Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club is always looking for ways to improve the lake, its fishery, the club and now the community.
For a club that started some 70 years ago, the community of Sandpoint has been a big supporter of the LPOIC and its activities. This year, LPOIC members decided to give back to the community and the students who help to make the community a great place to live, work and play. This year, the LPOIC will be awarding a $500 sholarship to a graduating senior from Lake Pend Oreille School District, which includes Sandpoint High School, Lake Pend Oreille Alternative School and Clark Fork High School.
Members hope in the coming years to expand its scholarship fund to include another $500 scholarship that will expand outside of Bonner County, especially because we have so many members and anglers from out of the area. In addition to that, members said theat if they can raise enough donations, they will offer two continuation scholarships for students who continue onto their sophomore year in college.
If you have a son or daughter interested in advancing their education, please feel free to fill out the application, which can be found on the LPOIC Facebook page, and online at LPOIC.org under the “news” tab.
If you are interested in making a donation helping us meet our goals for future scholarships, please feel free to speak to any LPOIC board member, or you can send your generous donation to Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club, P.O. Box 1589, Sandpoint, ID 83864.
“Thank you to all who have already donated and in advance to any others that are considering it,” said vice president Clint Nicholson. “The investments we make in our children today will bear fruit in our futures.”