1st Annual Building Hope Scholarship

The Building Hope Scholarship was created from t-shirt and sweatshirt registrations collected during the Family Crisis Network annual Child Abuse Awareness Walk as a way to pay forward some of the support that the residents of Pend Oreille County have provided to this event. Senior students who are graduating from the Selkirk, Cusick, Pend Oreille River, and Newport School Districts in 2018 will be eligible to apply for this $500.00 non-renewable scholarship to be used towards the four year, two year, trade, or apprenticeship program of their choosing.

Application Procedure:

Fill out Information Sheet (Page 2) of Application

Answer Essay Questions (pages 3-5) (pages 6-7 are available if you need extra space)

Attach two letters of recommendation from non-relativessuch as a teacher, mentor, employer, neighbor, pastor, etc.(if you do not have letters, please provide an explanation as to why and attach)

Submit all of the above documents one of two ways:

By Mail: By Drop Off:

(MUST BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 2, 2018)

Building Hope ScholarshipBuilding Hope Scholarship

C/O Family Crisis NetworkC/O Family Crisis Network

PO Box 944730 W 1st St

Newport, WA 99156Newport, WA 99156

Recipient of the scholarship will be notified by April 13, 2018 and will be presented with a certificate on April 21, 2018 during the 8th Annual Child Abuse Awareness Walk.

Scholarship will be distributed to the designated institution on behalf of the recipient after proof of enrollment is received.

If you have any questions, please email Lea` Porter at

Submissions will be accepted until April 2, 2018 at 4:00 PM and will not be accepted after

Information Sheet

First Name: ______Middle Initial: ______Last Name: ______

Date of Birth: ______Home Phone # ______Cell # ______

Home Address: ______

City/State/Zip: ______

Email Address: ______

Parent or Guardian Name:______Contact # ______

Name and Address of School where you currently attend:

______

School Grade: ______Are you on track to graduate? Y N Unknown

Please provide the information below for your letters of recommendation as we may want to reach out to them. No letters from relatives, please.

1)Name:______Contact Phone # ______

Address: ______Email: ______

How does this reference know you? ______

2)Name:______Contact Phone # ______

Address: ______Email: ______

How does this reference know you? ______

Essay Question

1)Please describe your educational plans and how receiving this scholarship will help you achieve your goals. Are you hoping to attend a 4 year, 2 year, trade, or apprenticeship program? What is the name of the institute/program? What do you plan to study?

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Essay Question

2)Please describe your happiest memory.

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Essay Question

3)Each human being has a unique way of looking at, reacting to, and processing the world. Who we are as individuals is shaped by the things that we experience, whether those experiences are good or bad. Describe at least one, but no more than three, experiences that you have faced in your life that you feel has shaped the individual that you are today and the lessons that you have learned from those experiences.

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