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Rotary scholarship recipients are, from left, Samantha Barrett, Kura Lynn Druse, Kirsten De Silva, Kara Mertz, Madison Moore, and Leah Brundege. Not pictured: Waylon Cassell and Jeremy Velasco Jr. (Photo provided)

Rotary Announces Vocational Scholarship Winners

COOPERSTOWN—Earlier this month, the Rotary Club of Cooperstown announced that Madison Moore, Samantha Barrett, Kura Lynn Druse, Kara Mertz and Leah Brundege are the recipients of the John D. Ramsey Memorial Vocational Scholarship for the current academic year.

This scholarship provides a sum of $31,000.00 annually to students pursuing vocational education. Moore has been awarded the Special Recognition Scholarship due to her unwavering commitment to serving society through nursing, officials said. Barrett, Druse and Mertz are also pursuing vocational nursing training; Brundege will be entering culinary arts.

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