Scholarships

July 26, 2018 By Tom Smith 1 Comment

Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship – Margaret Mihaljevich

Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Presented to Margaret Mihaljevich

On June 7, 2018 the Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship committee Chairperson, Charlene Moore, presented Margaret (Maggie) Mihaljevich with her $1,500 scholarship award to help launch the beginning of her college adventure. This Autumn, Maggie will begin studying business at the University of Washington. This young lady isn’t “just a student”, she has been named the University of Washington’s Purple and Gold Scholar at the Seattle Campus and has been offered $1,500 each academic year for four years. Sertoma’s scholarship choice isn’t just because of her yearly academic scores – it pertains to her focus on leadership and impeccable community service outside of school such as organizing blood drives, helping the homeless, volunteering at animal shelters, and time spent with local veterans for their service in the military – not to mention captain’s for the Quartz High School swim team and cheer-leading squad.

Every Spring, the Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Committee prepares to receive local applications from the areas of Three Points, Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake, Green Valley, and Leona Valley, and every Spring it is always a difficult choice, as all the potential recipients have worked very hard and are quite deserving. We never know how many applicants we will have to screen, but, I truly believe we make the perfect choice(s) every year.

The mission of Sertoma International is to improve the quality of life for those at risk or impacted by hearing loss through education and support, so the Leona Valley Sertoma is committed to providing one scholarship to a graduating student, who will be attending Antelope Valley College, and who is either majoring in deaf studies or who has a hearing disability.

2019 Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarhip

Charlene Moore will continue to chair the 2019 scholarship committee and we all look forward to helping deserving students dream of furthering their education after their high school graduation. The 2019 scholarship application period will open in early 2019, so be on the watch for an announcement at that time. For more on the scholarship program click here page.

As always, good luck to each and every student.

March 6, 2017 By Tom Smith Leave a Comment

Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program 2017

The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program

It’s that time of year again! The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship committee is looking for applications from graduating seniors for the 2017 Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship program. If you live in any of the Lakes and Valleys communities and are a graduating senior, or you know someone that is, the time to act is now.

Don’t Delay! Applications must be turned in by March 31, 2017 to be considered for this year’s scholarship program. To learn more about the scholarship program and to download a copy of the application visit the Leona Valley Sertoma web site at: Leona Valley Sertoma.

Qualifications information and Scholarship Applications are available for download on our Scholarship Program page, which is located under the “About Us” link in the menu at the top of the web page. Or use this link: Scholarship Program to go directly to the Scholarship Program page.

Throughout the year Leona Valley Sertoma holds a variety of events and fundraisers and providing scholarships is one of the programs near and dear to their hearts. The number, and the amounts, of the scholarships are dictated by the amount of monies raised and the worthiness of the applicants. By helping students to continue their educations and build careers these Sertomans recognize they are insuring that the future can be a positive and exciting one.

Their hard work in putting on these events is supported by the community through their attendance and participation, which means the whole community can take pride in knowing it is supporting the hopes and dreams of these graduating seniors as they begin their journey in to adulthood. The educations they receive will enable them to become responsible adults with the ability to handle the challenges they will face in their careers, as parents, and as citizens.

The Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program plays a key role in helping it’s members in achieving their stated mission of improving the quality of life in their local communities and to accelerate progress in health, education, freedom, and democracy. Through this program and their other programs they are helping people to help themselves and encouraging personal development.

February 7, 2017 By Tom Smith 3 Comments

St. Patrick’s Day – 2017

(click on image to download flyer)

It might be hard to believe, but March is just around the corner and as you probably know, that means it’s time to be putting on the green. That’s green, as in celebrating all things Irish and the good folks of Leona Valley love to get into the spirit of this festive occasion by coming together to eat, drink, and be merry. It has become one of the must do events that happens every March, where neighbors come together to laugh and enjoy each others company. In fact, it is these kind of social events that make living in Leona Valley, or in any small community, so special and it is these kinds of events that bring neighbors together to bond, form friendships, and to truly get to know each other.

This year the Leona Valley Sertoma will be holding its annual Traditional St. Paddy’s Day “Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner” on Friday, March 17th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Once again, it will be held at the Leona Valley Community Building, located at 8367 Elizabeth lake Road, in Leona Valley, California. In addition to the always delicious corned beef and cabbage, there will be a great selection of desserts AND a bar featuring Irish Coffee drinks.

The price for all of this is crazy affordable! Donations are $8.00 with Senior Adults only $7.00 and children age 12 (and under) just $4.00.

One of the great things about this event is the money raised goes to support programs of the Leona Valley Sertoma, like the Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program, so it is a win-win for the whole community. Make plans to be there and invite your friends to join you and maybe you’ll all break out in to an Irish jig.

For Information Call you can call Juanita Kirkpatrick at 661-270-0588 or Charlene Moore at 661-816-5177.

And just a reminder, on this special day we are all just a little bit Irish. I’ve heard it said there are two kinds of people in the world, those who are Irish… , and those who wish they were.

Lastly, let me close with an old Irish toast: (raise your glasses!)

“May those who love us, love us
And those who don’t love us
May God turn their hearts
But if he can’t turn their hearts
May he turn their ankles
So we may know them by their limping.

Erin Go Bragh!

February 27, 2016 By Tom Smith Leave a Comment

2016 Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program

Financial Support for College Bound Seniors

Spring is just around the corner and that means high school graduations and thoughts of college for many graduating seniors. The Leona Valley Sertoma has offered scholarships to local graduating seniors since 1999 with almost $50,000.00 given out in that time period and is proud to continue this fine tradition.

March 1, 2016 is the official kickoff of the 2016 Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship Program and all applications must be submitted by March 31, 2016. With two scholarship categories, one for graduating seniors, and one for community college students looking to transfer to continue their academic studies, the Leona Valley Sertoma looks to help worthy students as they move on from high school and community college.

Qualifications information and applications are available at the Leona Valley Sertoma website: Leona Valley Sertoma or you can go directly to the Scholarship Program page at Scholarship Program.

January 4, 2016 By Tom Smith Leave a Comment

Leona Valley Sertoma’s Scholarship Soiree

Donate just $10 for an AFC or NFC Championship Game held on January 24th
Or $20 for the Super Bowl Game held on February 7th
Put your NAME and PHONE NUMBER in a block
(the numbers for the ending scores will be drawn at the start of each game)
Then join SERTOMA and your friends for a “BIG BASH at BEX” 706 W. Lancaster Blvd – Underground Bowling Area
And watch the games with friends and neighbors
Who knows, you could be the lucky recipient of the
50th Annual Super Bowl Game Trophy &
A Basket Worth $400 or a
$200 Basket awarded for each Championship Game.
Also, at each Quarter Food Certificates will be give out.
All of the money will go to the Scholarship Fund
For those deserving seniors and
For a Antelope Valley College student majoring in deaf studies.
Be part of the Solution. Help SERTOMA in this worthwhile endeavor
And have “FUND” doing it.
BEX – will have many specials on food and drinks for your enjoyment.
Call Linda at 724-0737 for further INFO

Dear Sertoma Supporters,

Each year Sertoma awards a Scholarship to the deserving local graduating seniors that apply and are selected by the Leona Valley Sertoma Scholarship committee. In addition, a Scholarship is also given to a college student who is studying in the field of the Hearing Impaired. To do this, SERTOMA must raise funds each year. Therefore, we are holding a “Football Bash” at BEX for the Championship and Super Bowl Games. Football fans will have an opportunity to win prizes of food and dinner certificates for a donation to the Scholarship fund. This will allow all the money to go to this worthy cause and not be passed to winners.

WIN/WIN: We are hoping you will provide us with a certificate to be used for this purpose. We know you are asked many times for these during the year. It is hoped, however, that you get a benefit from this in that you get name recognition, when our donors come they bring friends or children, they spend more than allotted on food and drink and they like your place so well they return many times.

We appreciate your consideration of our request.

The SERTOMA Scholarship Committee
(Committee Chairperson – Linda Lorenz)