Salem Host Lions Club awards scholarship to local graduatesPosted Aug01, 2008 at 05:43 PM Seven graduates from local high schools were given scholarships totalling $14,500. John Ribble was given an inaugural scholarship honoring Walter Hunt, the late former superintendent of Salem City Schools. Other recipients include Glenvar grad Kenneth Lampert and Salem grads George George III, Jennifer Saliba, Thomas Barnette, and Amanda Kanode. John Harris from Patrick Henry High School (Glade Spring, VA) was also a recipient. According to Bill Powell, Salem Host Lions President, "These scholarships are awarded yearly and over the past three years the Salem Lions Club has given over $33,500 in scholarship money ... We stand by our commitment and motto 'We Serve."' Photo: John Ribble and Avis Hunt. Photos and information courtesy of Tom McClure.  Photo: from left, Amanda Kanode, George George III, Thomas Barnette, John Ribble, Jennifer Saliba. The Salem organization has 35 members and meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Salem Civic Center. Lions Clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Salem Host Lions, please contact Bill Powell at 389.7078 or at Wpowell102@aol.com or contact Ray Straub at 375.6471.  Second photo: Kenneth Lampert receives his scholarship from Jim Robertson, the chairperson for the Lions scholarship committee. |
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