AROOSTOOK COUNTY — NorState Federal Credit Union recently awarded six $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors.
As part of the application process, high school applicants had to attend an Aroostook or Northern Penobscot County school; plan to enroll in a two-year or four-year college or university and be an active NorState FCU member or have parent(s) or guardian(s) who were active members of the credit union. Along with a short essay, applicants listed any or all community service projects they had contributed to or volunteered for.
The 2018 scholarship winners are: Micayla Driscoll from Ashland, Otis Nelson from Portage, Olivia Gervais from Frenchville, Isaac Robichaud from Fort Kent, Mason Moro from Ashland and Samuel Swope from Eagle Lake.
“We put emphasis on volunteerism when considering applications for our scholarship awards,” said Susan G. Whitehead, NorState CEO and president.
“NorState’s philosophy of People Helping People defines who we are as an organization and as employees,” she said. “We encourage our employees and their families to give back to the communities in which they serve and/or live; so it’s not unusual for the credit union to encourage its youth members to do the same.”
The staff congratulated all six scholarship winners.
