Scholarships Offered Through Deerfield Park Foundation

The application for Deerield residents to apply for the 2013 Linda Gryziecki Scholarship through the Deerfield Park Foundation is April 5.

The foundation will be awarding two $1,000 college/post-secondary school scholarships to the most qualified applicants.

Funding for these scholarships has been made possible through the generous support of donors and the Deerfield Whole Foods "5% Community Giving Day."

To qualify, applicants must be a Deerfield Park District resident or a current or recent park district employee or volunteer with a minimum 25 hours in the preceding year period. The application process includes submission of an essay and other requirements such as resumes/listings of experiences, achievements, letters of recommendation and official transcripts.

More than two dozen residents applied for last year's scholarship. The 2012 recipient was Deerfield High School graduate and University of Michigan sophomore Callie Wilbat.

Last year marked the first year for the scholarship program, which is named after former Deerfield Park District Executive Director Linda Gryziecki, who retired in 2011 after 38 years of service.

The foundation’s scholarship committee will review applicants' submitted materials in April and interview qualified candidates in May. Scholarships will be presented at the May 20 Deerfield Park Foundation meeting.

To learn more, visit www.deerfieldparkfoundation.org.

Applicants and those interested in donating to the scholarship program can also contact foundation manager Darla Kuhs at (847) 572-2611 or e-mail Darla@dfpd.org.

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