At their last meeting in June, the Raymond Lions Club awarded a scholarship to Everett “Joe” Reichert in the amount of $2,000.
Reichert has overcome great obstacles in the past, graduated this June and will be attending Southern Maine Community College in the fall, majoring in Criminal Justice. He has been and continues to work at one of the new home improvement stores in Windham to help pay for his expenses. The scholarship funds are disbursed upon satisfactory completion of the student’s first semester.
The Raymond Lions have two drop off containers for redeemable bottles and cans. One is at the Town Office on Route 85 and the other is on Route 302 on property donated by Jordan Bay Animal Hospital.
Fifty percent of the proceeds the Lions receive are used for scholarships, 25 percent to the town of Raymond Scholarship funds and 25 percent to the Raymond Lions Scholarship fund. During the last four years, the town of Raymond funds have received a total of $7,353.67. A similar amount has gone into the Lions Scholarship account.
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