Rockfall Foundation Accepting Applications for $1000 Scholarship

Submitted by Pete Weiss

(January 30, 2025) — The Virginia R. Rollefson Environmental Leadership Scholarship, offered by The Rockfall Foundation since 2018, recognizes outstanding contributions by a high school senior residing in the Lower Connecticut River Valley for carrying out a program, project or activity that benefits preservation, conservation, restoration or environmental education. Applications are now being accepted. The deadline for applying is March 20, 2025.

Eligible students must reside in Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, or Westbrook.

Students can learn more about our scholarship by clicking here: https://rockfallfoundation.org/programs/vrrscholarship

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