HOULTON, Maine – Samantha Johnson of Houlton is the 2022 recipient of the Legacy Scholarship from The Elks National Foundation.
The foundation recently announced its Legacy Scholarship award winners and Johnson is one of five Maine recipients to receive the scholarship. Johnson was sponsored by the Houlton Lodge of Elks 835.
The Legacy Scholarship offered by the Elks National Foundation goes to high school seniors who are children or grandchildren (or step-child, step grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2019, or a charter member of a lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2019. The Elk must also be in good standing with the Lodge.
Johnson will receive $1,000 per year for four year to help pay for college .
To be eligible for this scholarship Johnson is required to perform service once a year with an Elks Lodge during the four years she is receiving the scholarship. Elks Lodges are constantly helping their communities and volunteering is a great opportunity to learn more about the Elks while serving the community.
The Houlton Elks Lodge provides many opportunities for Johnson to fulfill her service requirement, including but not limited to re-bounding at hoop shoot, lodge fundraising meals and events; organizing food drives or assisting in the back to school project; Johnson (excluding first-year) is required to provide one year of service to the sponsoring Elk Lodge but can fulfill the remaining years of the Legacy service requirement at any of the 1,800+ Elks Lodges in the country. It can be your sponsoring parent or grandparents Lodge, a Lodge near your hometown, or a Lodge near your college campus.
For more information on Elks scholarships, contact the Houlton Lodge of Elks scholarship chair, Michael Hannigan or Maine Elks Association State Scholarship Director, Lina Michaud.
