The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce has awarded five scholarships of $1,000 each to local graduates, who plan to continue their education at a university, college, or technical school. This year the Chamber received 10 impressive applications from highly qualified students. The Chamber is pleased to announce that four scholarships are funded by Pacific Interstate Insurance Brokers and Joe Harn, El Dorado County Auditor-Controller. Our other scholarship was funded from the proceeds from our Silent Auction at the Installation & Business Awards. The Chamber looks forward to growing this sponsorship program in the future.
The scholarships are judged by a committee of five business leaders from our community. It was a difficult task, as each of the applicants were most deserving. The point system is based on the following criteria: 50% community service, 15% work experience, 15% extracurricular activities, 10% scholastic GPA, and 10% financial need. The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce congratulates the following scholarship recipients for 2023 and wishes them continued success in their future endeavors: Alena Tadayeski, Adele Trapp, Haley Wong, Summer Dixon and Gianna Jean, all from Oak Ridge High School.
“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow”, Nelson Mandela. “The Chamber and our scholarship sponsors are honored to offer scholarships to our graduating seniors. Our goal is that after graduation they will consider moving back to El Dorado Hills to live, and hopefully fortunate enough to work here as well” said Debbie Manning, El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce President & CEO. Donations to the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund for the Class of 2024 can be made to chamber@eldoradohillschamber.org and are truly appreciated.
The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization, founded in 1986 to serve and advocate for the business community. The mission of the Chamber is to strengthen the local economy, represent business interests to government, promote our community, provide Members business connections, and influence political action.