Deadline Approaching for Junior League Young Woman Voluntarism Scholarship

BALTIMORE - March 26, 2018 - PRLog -- The Junior League of Baltimore's Young Woman Voluntarism Scholarship is an annual scholarship program that awards $1,000 to a Maryland female graduating senior who has an outstanding volunteer service record, has achieved academic success, and shows the promise of continued success.

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must reside in Maryland and attend a Maryland public, charter, private, community or parochial high school in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, or Harford County. She must also have plans to matriculate to an accredited, two- or four-year, post-secondary institution in Fall 2018 and cannot be a current member or immediate relative of a current member of the Junior League of Baltimore.

The 2017 recipient, Lucie Amrhein, graduated from Mercy High School and is attending American University. At age 10, she founded Hugs from Lucie, which provides support to children who have undergone trauma in the form of teddy bears and other comfort items. In addition to volunteering with several local organizations, Lucie has also gone on mission trips to Belize, Cozumel, and Honduras.

The deadline to apply is April 1, 2018 and the application can be found at www.jlbalt.org. The scholarship recipient will be notified by April 15 and will be honored at The Junior League of Baltimore's Annual Dinner in May. Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the post-secondary institution to be attended by the recipient.

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About the Junior League of Baltimore

The Junior League of Baltimore (JLB) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The JLB values the power of voluntarism, the diverse community in which we live, the talents, commitment, and contribution of our members, and our history of community impact and involvement. Since 1912, the JLB and its members have been improving the Baltimore community with service projects and impact-focused voluntarism.

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