LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Women’s Civic Club awards scholarships to local high school students
Lake County Women’s Civic Club loves this time of year when our scholarship recipients head off to their prospective colleges. Each of these young people received $1,200 towards their field of vocational study.
Brody Petrie from Upper Lake High School will be attending Butte College to earn a certificate as a heavy equipment operator before going on to study construction management.
Jaime Zimmershied, also from Upper Lake High School, will also be attending Butte College to prepare for a job as an MRI Technician or Radiology Technician.
Mariana Cornejo from Lower Lake High School will be attending g Santa Rosa Jr. College to earn her degree as a Radiology Technician.
We wish them all the best in their future studies and hope that they remember to apply again next year.
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GOODLETTSVILLE, TENNESSEE
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards Approximately $30,000 to California
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced this week the award of approximately $30,000 in youth literacy grants to California nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The funds are part of more than $4 million recently awarded across the country for recipients to use the funds to purchase books, technology, equipment or materials to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students.
“We understand investing in youth literacy means investing in the future of students and our collective communities,” shared Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “Through these grants, we hope to enhance the programs’ efforts to foster students’ critical thinking skills, creativity and confidence so they can unlock their potential and achieve their dreams.”
California recipients are below, and a comprehensive list of grant recipients may be found online at www.dgliteracy.org. The California grants are expected to positively impact the lives of more than 3,000 individuals in the state.
Applications for the 2025 Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant cycle supporting youth, family, summer and adult literacy programs will be available at www.dgliteracy.org in January 2025. These grants aim to support schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center in implementing new literacy initiatives or expanding existing ones. Grant applications may be found online at http://www.dgliteracy.org.
To shine an additional light on literacy, the DGLF is also currently hosting its fifth annual Yellow Glasses Project through September 8 (or while supplies last). Customers can purchase yellow sunglasses at Dollar General stores for $2 each, and all proceeds benefit the Foundation.
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