McChord Spouses Club helps JBLM scholars

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  • By Senior Airman Jacob Jimenez
  • 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --  The McChord Spouses Club conducted their 4th annual Shoot for the Stars scholarship reception April 24 at the American Lake Conference Center on JBLM, Washington. The reception was to honor the 2016 scholarship recipients and also recognize the individuals who had volunteered at the McChord Thrift Shop since June 2015.

Col. Leonard Kosinski, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, presented 20 scholarships to JBLM students and spouses. The scholarships awarded were made possible by funds raised through the McChord Spouses Club Thrift Shop program on McChord Field. More than 100 volunteers from the McChord Thrift shop were also recognized for volunteering a total of 13,608 hours between June 2015 and April 2016.

The 20 individuals awarded scholarships were awarded a total of $35,000 divided among them. The winners were as follows:

The Joan Wasserstrom Student Scholarship was awarded to Blake Toney in the amount of $5,000.

The Outstanding Merit Student Scholarship was awarded to the following recipients:
Dallen James in the Amount of $2,000.
Amanda Code in the amount of $2,000.
Cassondra Werner in the amount of $1,700.
Shannon Brindle in the amount of $1,500.
Hannah LaFrazia in the amount of $1,500.
Eleanor Reed in the amount of $1,500.
Nicholas Brown in the amount of $1,000.
Sarah Park in the amount of $750.

The Christine Ann Rodgers Memorial Continuing Student Scholarship was awarded to Hannah Knack in the amount of $3,000.

The Outstanding Merit Continuing Student Scholarship was awarded to Janay Davis in the amount of $1,500.

The Marilyn Bernd Memorial Spouse Scholarship was awarded to Danielle Bradley in the amount of $2,500.

The Outstanding Merit Spouse Scholarships were awarded to the following recipients:
Christina Nalsen in the amount of $1,750.
Elizabeth Maeng in the amount of $1,750.
Melanie Morriss in the amount of $1,750.
Sabina Cunningham in the amount of $1,750.
Trisha Mattson in the amount of $1,550.
Tracie Cardenas in the amount of $1,000.
Athena Mabry in the amount of $750.
Charisse Abellard-Knight in the amount of $750.      

For more information about the McChord Spouses Club scholarship program and upcoming events, visit: www.mcchordspousesclub.com.