11 students receive scholarships
SPARTA. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7248 present the Ralph Rojas scholarships, totaling a record $23,500.
Sparta /
| 17 May 2024 | 04:39
Ralph Rojas scholarship recipients pose with Peter Litchfield, center, commander of VFW Post #7248 in Sparta. (Photos by Dave Smith)
Ralph Rojas scholarship recipients pose with members of the Scholarship Committee at VFW Post #7248 in Sparta.
Nate Rogoff receives a $4,000 scholarship. At right is Peter Litchfield, commander of VFW Post #7248 in Sparta.
Lorayne Gulbrandsen receives a $3,000 scholarship. At right is Peter Litchfield, commander of VFW Post #7248 in Sparta.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7248 in Sparta presented 11 students with Ralph Rojas scholarships, totaling a record $23,500, on Wednesday, May 15.
The scholarships may be used for post-secondary educational-related expenses in the 2024-25 academic year.
Nate Rogoff received $4,000, and $3,000 each went to Lorayne Gulbrandsen and Emma Deery.
Colin Mills, Katherine McCall and Gavin-Paul Denmead each were awarded $2,000.
Kaitlyn Benes, Mallory Morelli, Truman Bleakley, Donovan Thomas and Cole Phillips each received $1,500.
The money came from the post’s 2023 Christmas tree sales, annual clambake fundraiser, private donations to the Sparta VFW and donations from private donors in memory of Korean War veteran Ralph Rojas.
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must be Sussex County veterans, spouses of Sussex County veterans or dependents of Sussex County veterans pursuing a technical/trade school or undergraduate/postgraduate degree or continuing education program; active-duty military personnel stationed at Picatinny Arsenal or their dependents; or Sussex County students who have been accepted into an ROTC program or a service academy/school.