Rotary hands out scholarships to area students

Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club awarded nearly $10,000 in scholarships to Whittell and South Tahoe high school students.

Whittell students who won are Elizabeth Anderson, Tori Jimenez, Spencer Buchholz, Serena Libert, Kendal Ferris and Danica Bunnett for academics and Mark Waite and Margaret Ellis for vocational.

South Tahoe High students awarded vocational scholarships this year were: Gabriella Torres, Rebecca Wesson and Brandon Singleton.

Tahoe Douglas Rotary is able to fund community projects and scholarships because of funds they raise during the year with the annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration  and other events such as the Red Hut Burger Night.

Rotary International is a worldwide service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 34,682 clubs in over 200 countries with 1.2 members.

The Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club meets every Friday at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa located at 55 Highway 50, Stateline, NV at 12:15 pm. Guests are invited. Their website is www.tdrotary.com.