The Rotary Club of Paso Robles will be accepting scholarship applications until midnight on February 13th, 2025 for the $100,000 in scholarships to be distributed this year to Paso Robles students.
-- Paso Robles, California - January 29, 2025
The Rotary Club of Paso Robles is pleased to announce they will be giving out $100,000 in scholarships in 2025 to Paso Robles High School and Liberty High School students to further their education after graduation through trade schools, colleges, and universities. The Club set out to achieve this milestone 25 years ago with their annual fundraiser, the Winemakers’ Cookoff.
The Paso Robles Rotary Winemakers’ Cookoff was a vision of the Club over 25 years ago, spearheaded by Rotarian and winery owner, Gary Eberle (also the 2025 Robaln of the Year). Now, a committee serves to run the event each year led by co-chairs Sharon Ross and Vicki Silva from the Rotary Club of Paso Robles. This year will be the 26th year for the event on August 9th at the Paso Robles Event Center. Tickets go on sale in April at winemakerscookoff.com. Attendees must be 21 years or older to attend and tickets to the event have sold out over the last several years, aiding in the scholarship fund.
Two additional Club committees manage the scholarships and investments, led by Dr. Patrick Sayne and Ann Hansen, respectively. Students submit an essay with their application for scholarship awards of up to $5,000 for one year or up to $10,000 for a multi-year award. The scholarships are inclusive to all students, not major-specific or need-based, allowing all graduates in the Paso Robles district the opportunity to apply. Essay topics typically cover lessons learned from encountered obstacles, personal growth stories, a questioned belief, ethical dilemma, or the significance of a problem solved. Scholarship committee members spend a great deal of time reading student essays with their applications and say the essays give them a hope for the future of the community.
The Rotary Club of Paso Robles will be accepting scholarship applications until midnight on February 13th, 2025 through the Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County (cfsloco.org) under the “2025 Rotary Club of Paso Robles Cullen Black Scholarship Fund.” The funds for the scholarship have been primarily raised by the Winemakers’ Cookoff with an additional contribution made by the family of Cullen Black who was an educator in Paso Robles along with his wife, Kathleen. The Rotary Club of Paso Robles is a community service organization which values education.
About the Rotary Club of Paso Robles
The Rotary Club of Paso Robles was chartered in 1924 and has a long history of “service above self,” the motto of Rotary International. The Club is very active in local and world service projects, including projects to clean up the environment, provide resources to serve the local homeless population, aid in educational projects for underserved populations internationally, and more. Local organizations they have supported include Boy Scouts of America Troops 60 and 160, Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast, the Children’s Museum, Paso Robles Youth Arts, the Pioneer Museum, and more. Through their successful fundraising events such as the Annual Rotary Golf Tournament and Annual Rotary Winemakers’ Cookoff, the Rotary Club of Paso Robles continues to support the Paso Robles community. To date, the Rotary Club of Paso Robles has raised over $1,000,000 dedicated towards scholarships alone. For more information about the Rotary Club of Paso Robles, please visit https://www.pasoroblesrotary.org.
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Name: Lacey Clifton-Jensen
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Organization: Rotary Club of Paso Robles
Address: P.O. Box 3641, Paso Robles, California 93447, United States
Website: https://www.pasoroblesrotary.org/
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