COMMUNITY & CLUBS:

The Kiwanis Club of Corona del Mar/ Newport Beach has set its programs for May that include Celine Burke with the Alzheimer’s Assn. May 1; Robert Coleman, director of the YMCA of Newport Beach May 8; Rae Cohen, founding member of the Newport Beach Theatre of Arts May 15; the Public Outreach Officer for Newport Beach Police Dept. May 22 and Joel Carlson will give a PowerPoint presentation on the KIWINs May 29.

The Kiwanis Club meets at noon Thursdays at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. No reservation is needed.

WOMEN OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS

Balboa Bay Republican Women Federated is offering three $1,000 scholarships for graduating high school seniors; one scholarship for a college student working on a bachelor’s or master’s degree; and one “Gil Ferguson Scholarship for a Returning Woman Student.”

Students applying for the first scholarship must be U.S. citizens and Republican; if 18 years, they must be registered to vote; preferably a woman; must be a resident of Orange County; and be planning to work toward a four-year academic degree. They must also provide one photo, two years of grade transcripts, two letters of recommendation from either a teacher, counselor, principal or clergyman, and write a 1,000-word essay on, “Why the United States’ Constitution is Unique in Human History.”

Gil Ferguson scholars should be female, 25 years or older returning to college to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree; U.S. citizen; resident of Orange County; registered as a Republican for the most recent general election and voted in that election. They must also provide a current photo, 1,000-word essay on “Why the United States’ Constitution is Unique in Human History.” Transcripts and letters of recommendation will not be necessary for this category.

Applications are due May 13. Students will be notified on or about June 1, and scholarships will be presented at a Balboa Bay Republican Women Federated awards luncheon on June 11 at the Balboa Bay Club. For information, please contact Susan Kinkade at snowski1975@sbcglobal.com.

WORTH REPEATING

Thought for the Day as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council… “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.”

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