Last Week's Meeting
RCY’s annual scholarship award luncheon was held to recognize and celebrate Youngstown city schools’ seniors and juniors. The event was held at Tyler History Center in downtown Youngstown. Scott Schulick and Gerri Jenkins, scholarship committee members, emceed the award presentation. Other committee members are Gregg Rossi and Reid Schmutz.
The history of the scholarship awards goes back over 50 years, when RCY operated it as a student loan fund, lending money to those who were attending Youngstown State University. In 1970, the loan fund became the scholarship fund, distributing $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors in Youngstown who will be attending YSU in the fall of 2022. In 2021, RCY endowed the scholarship at the Youngstown State University Foundation, to exist in perpetuity. Over $100,000 in scholarships has been awarded to date.
2022 Scholarship winners are:
Joshua Colvin-East High School
Jenna Hughers-Cardinal Mooney High School
Signature Jones-Chaney High School
Braedon Kurimski-Ursuline High School (Edward J. Hulme Scholarship)
Zachary Moore-Youngstown Rayen Early College
Kyla Sydney-Valley Christian (Youngstown)
Jenna Hughers-Cardinal Mooney High School
Signature Jones-Chaney High School
Braedon Kurimski-Ursuline High School (Edward J. Hulme Scholarship)
Zachary Moore-Youngstown Rayen Early College
Kyla Sydney-Valley Christian (Youngstown)
The Ed Hulme Scholarship
In attendance at the awards luncheon was Helen Hulme, wife of the late Ed Hulme, for which the scholarship is named. Long-time Youngstown Rotarians will remember Ed, who was club president in 1968. After Ed’s passing in 2013, just short of his 91st birthday, his family set up the scholarship to recognize a top senior in their class.
Ed proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII as a paratrooper instructor and obtained the rank of second Lieutenant. During the Korean War, Ed was also a Training Aides Officer.
Ed was a 54-year member of Rotary Club of Youngstown, and was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a founder, president, and long-time board member of the Youngstown Boys and Girls Club. He also served for many years as a board member of Mill Creek Children’s Center, and in 1976 was named executive director of the Youngstown Area Bicentennial Celebration.
WFMJ Regional Spelling Bee
The Vindicator as a stand-alone entity may have seen its demise in 2019, but the Vindicator Spelling Bee lives on! It is now sponsored and coordinated by WFMJ-TV, and Nena Perkins, former Vindy staffer, is still involved. The Bee was live this year at Stambaugh Auditorium on March 12, with 51 students taking part.
The Vindicator as a stand-alone entity may have seen its demise in 2019, but the Vindicator Spelling Bee lives on! It is now sponsored and coordinated by WFMJ-TV, and Nena Perkins, former Vindy staffer, is still involved. The Bee was live this year at Stambaugh Auditorium on March 12, with 51 students taking part.
There were two winners this year: returning champ Chris Dominick, an 8th grader from Struthers, and first-time winner Joey Constantine, a 6th grader from Lakeview in Cortland. Both boys were awarded $100 and the right to participate in the national Bee in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 2. It will be broadcast live on the ION Network.
Beers, Cheers & Gears at Hollywood Gaming Pictures
