William A. Perry Scholarships Awarded to Eight Deserving Youth Volunteers

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Posted August 1, 2019 10:20 am by Comments

By Ammoland

2019 Perry Scholarship Award Winners
2019 Perry Scholarship Award Winners: L to R: Faith Whiteley, Chesapeake College; Grant Foster, Salisbury University; Sarah Morris, Hendrix College; Margaret Enloe, Executive Director – Waterfowl Chesapeake; Debbye Jackson, member of William A. Perry Scholarship Committee; Kevin Greaney, President of Waterfowl Festival; Ruby Grant, University of Lynchburg; Abigail Heinz, University of Maryland – Eastern Shore.

Maryland – -(AmmoLand.com)- The Board of Directors of Waterfowl Chesapeake has awarded the annual William A. Perry Scholarships to eight dedicated youth volunteers of the Waterfowl Festival, representing $8,750 in scholarship funds to be distributed.

Established in memory of William A. Perry, the scholarship fund recognizes exceptional volunteer service to the Waterfowl Festival and encourages the pursuit of higher education. Festival youth volunteers who are pursuing a college or other degree or plan to do so in the fall are eligible to apply each spring.

Awardees and their families enjoyed a summer picnic at the Bay Street Ponds on July 25 to receive recognition for their service and their awards from Debbye Jackson who is a member of the scholarship committee and daughter of Bill Perry, a Festival co-founder and the program’s namesake. Debbye was one of the first ever “duck sitters” to volunteer her time …Read the Rest

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