LWC Class of 2010 donates scholarship funds
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) Members of the 2010 Class of Leadership Whitley County includes, from left in row one, Bob Sollazzo, Megan Burr, Diana Smith, Angela Maley and John Black. Row two, from left, is Robin Elsner, Sherry Sausaman, Patty Weybright, Betty Graves and Carrie Hoffman. Row three, from left, is Kyle Egolf, Belinda Hawn, Jim Landrum, Mike Petersen, Carrie Garrison and Zach Beard. Not shown are Mike Cook, Angela Green and Michelle Linn.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
In their first selfless, group act of servant leadership, the 2010 Class of Leadership Whitley County decided to conserve their resources for the greater good in Whitley County.
Utilizing funds set aside for their class celebration, the class members decided to plan their end of year celebration without any added frills or frivolity so that they could, as a group, provide a portion of a scholarship for next year.
According to Leadership Whitley County program director Kelley Sheiss, the funds the class conserved will be added to a donation received from the local Bob Evan's Restaurant and will fund a full scholarship of $300 for a yet-to-be-named individual to participate in the 2011 Class of Leadership Whitley County.
Sheiss was pleased with the class's act of generosity and noted that it was the first time a class has decided, as a whole, to fund a scholarship for a future class participant -- and added that their forethought in doing so proves they learned the true meaning of servant leadership this year.