Turnbull scholarship
NEW SWEDEN — The legacy of a young man from New Sweden will benefit future generations of Aroostook County youth by helping them attain a degree from a local college he loved and considered his second home.
The family of Matthew Turnbull, who was 23 when he died as the result of an automobile accident last November during one of the first snowfalls of the season, has established a scholarship in Matthew’s memory at Northern Maine Community College, where he studied welding and commercial truck driving. One Caribou High School graduate pursuing a trade at NMCC will be awarded the Matthew Turnbull’s Livin’ the Dream Scholarship.
The Matthew Turnbull’s Livin’ the Dream Scholarship Benefit will take place on Saturday, March 16, at the Caribou Inn & Convention Center. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with a social hour and silent auction, followed by a dance. The evening will wrap up at midnight.
There will be a $10 entrance fee for the dance, in addition to the silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to Matthew Turnbull’s Livin’ the Dream Scholarship. FMI or to make a donation, call the NMCC Foundation at 760-1188.
