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High School Scholarship Application

This year we are offering one $5,000 scholarship. The deadline to submit your application is  April 16, 2021.

Contact Person:  Sharon McKethen

smckethen@aol.com 

510-932-6631

*Do not mail  your application using USPS. 

Instead, please email the application to Sharon McKethen, using the email address listed above.

Scholarship Application 2021 (pdf)Download

Awards Winners - the Fruits of our Labors

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Violet Richardson Award Winner

Violet Richardson Award Winner

Violet Richardson Award Winner

December 2020

We had great applicants for the Violet Richardson Award this year and decided to give two awards.  Our 2020 Violet Richardson winners were Nouhamin Leoulekal, a student at Middle College High School and her volunteer organization, The Watershed Project, and Valeria Montes and her volunteer organization, Global Glimpse.

Nouhami

December 2020

We had great applicants for the Violet Richardson Award this year and decided to give two awards.  Our 2020 Violet Richardson winners were Nouhamin Leoulekal, a student at Middle College High School and her volunteer organization, The Watershed Project, and Valeria Montes and her volunteer organization, Global Glimpse.

Nouhamin worked with The Watershed Project to tackle the problem of garbage and environmental  waste on her high school campus and on local creeks and beaches. Valeria developed a community action plan to work with Feeding America through Global Glimpse. She was able spread awareness about food insufficiency and to earn money and get donations to give to a food bank. 



See below for applications links.

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Live Your Dream Award Winner

Violet Richardson Award Winner

Violet Richardson Award Winner

March 2020


March 2020

Our Live Your Dream Award winner this year is Kristin Lobos, a single mother with a young daughter.  We were not able to present Kristin's award to her in person as we were  sheltering in place.  She sent a thank you note in appreciation of her award.  It is heartwarming to know that we have invested in a young woman's dreams.  





We wish all of our awards winners the very best in their future endeavors.

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High School Scholarship Winner

Violet Richardson Award Winner

High School Scholarship Winner

In June 2020, we awarded one $5,000 scholarship to a very deserving young woman.  The impressive Richmond Soroptimist Scholarship winner for 2019-2020 is Kassandra Ruiz, a Pinole Valley High School student who is heading to UC Berkeley with goals of giving back to her community while she is at Cal and after she graduates.

The process this 

In June 2020, we awarded one $5,000 scholarship to a very deserving young woman.  The impressive Richmond Soroptimist Scholarship winner for 2019-2020 is Kassandra Ruiz, a Pinole Valley High School student who is heading to UC Berkeley with goals of giving back to her community while she is at Cal and after she graduates.

The process this year, due to Covid-19 guidelines, was handled totally online. There were 13 highly-qualified applicants.  All of the girls had great academic records,  fantastic letters of recommendation, many community volunteer activities, and inspiring goals for their futures. 


Awards Applications

Violet Richardson Award

Deadline to apply is November 15, 2020.


Use this information to fill out the club and contact information requested on the application:


  Soroptimist International of Richmond

  Contact Person: Sharon McKethen

  smckethen@aol.com

  510-932-6631


*Do not mail  your application using USPS. Instead, please email the application to Sharon McKethen, using the email address listed above.

Application link

Live Your Dream Award

Application process begins August 1, 2020.  Deadline to apply is November 15, 2020.

Contact person: Sharon McKethen

smckethen@aol.com 

510-932-6631


*Do not mail  your application using USPS. Instead, please email the application to Sharon McKethen, using the email address listed above.

Application link

Amazon Smile

SI/Richmond is registered on AmazonSmile.  Through this program, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible smile amazon.com purchases to registered charities selected by customers. People can sign up for AmazonSmile and select our club to support.  We have our own unique charity link, which is https://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-3503218.  Keep us in mind when you are shopping on Amazon.  Thank you!

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