YORK COUNTY — Every year the Veterans of Foreign Wars award scholarships to registered, active members of a Boy or Girl Scout Troop, Venturing Crew, or a Sea Scout Ship who have received the Eagle Scout Award, Girl Scout Gold Award, Venture Summit Award or Sea Scout Quartermaster Award and have demonstrated practical citizenship in school, scouting, and their local community.
Applicants must be 15 years of age and be enrolled in high school at the time of selection. All applicants still in high school who reach their 18th birthday during the nomination year remain eligible if otherwise qualified.
Scouts should download and submit a completed VFW Scouting Scholarship form, resume of high school activities, scouting record, community service record and letters of recommendation to their local VFW Post no later than March 15. A Scout can enter through ONE VFW Post only.
Applications can be downloaded at https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/VFWSite/Files/Community/Youth-and-Education/Scout-of-the-Year/ScoutoftheYearBrochureandEntryForm.pdf?la=en&v=1&d=20190104T193810Z. Rules and eligibility requirements can be located at https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/VFWSite/Files/Community/Youth-and-Education/Scout-of-the-Year/ScoutoftheYearBrochureandEntryForm.pdf?la=en&v=1&d=20190104T193810Z.
Scouts should submit their entries, along with a completed entry form to their local VFW Post. Department of Maine District 11 VFW Posts and contact information are listed below.
If unsure which post is closest to you, visit www.vfw.org and click on “Find a Post” at the top of the page to find the post nearest your location.
Here are some posts in the area:
• VFW Kittery/Eliot Post 9394, 686-3162, ask for Mel.
• VFW York Post 6997, 363-3600, ask for Rusty.
• VFW Old Orchard Beach Post 7997, 858-395-2424, ask for Bill.
• VFW South Berwick Post 5754, 384-2605, ask for Mal.
• VFW Sanford Post 9935, 432-7127, ask for James.
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