Scholarship Winner 2008 - Chelsey Scherr
DSU student named as mentor scholarship winner
DICKINSON, ND - The Best Friends Mentoring Program announces that Chelsey Scherr, has been selected to receive the scholarship awarded to a volunteer in the program.
Chelsey Scherr volunteered for the Best Friends Mentoring Program because she wanted to make a difference in the community.
"I love kids and I knew that being a mentor would be a wonderful experience," Chelsey said. "I wanted to add more meaning in my life and I knew this would be the best way."
Chelsey has been matched since October of 2006 with a girl in elementary school. They bake cookies, go mini golfing and other activities during their weekly meetings. "I have so much fun when we get to spend time together," Chelsey said of her Junior Friend. "She can always make me smile and we continue to learn from one another."
Chelsey said that volunteering has been a life-changing experience for her and "one of the best decisions I have ever made." After she graduates from Dickinson State University, she plans to become an elementary teacher.
The Western Wellness Foundation's board of directors established the $500 Best Friends Program Senior Friend Scholarship to help recruit new mentors to the program and to encourage potential mentors to volunteer. To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must have volunteered as a Senior Friend with the Best Friends Program for at least nine months, be attending post-secondary education or training in the 2007-2008 school year, and complete an application form.
The Best Friends Program serves more than 150 children in the eight-county area of southwest North Dakota, matching them one-to-one or in small groups with responsible, trained volunteer mentors. For information about Best Friends, call 483-8615 or 1-877-877-8685 toll free.
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