Sign up now for the 10th Annual Local 825 Golf Outing benefitting the Scholarship Fund. Once again, this year’s outing will be held at the Gambler Ridge Golf Club in Cream Ridge, NJ. It’s coming up quick, Saturday, May 7, beginning with lunch at 11:30 a.m. to be followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. More details, including information for sponsorships, are on the flyer. Be sure to save the date, this event sells out and is always a great time.
Our members with children that are high school seniors are invited to apply for scholarships available through the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council AFL-CIO. Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded for one academic year. Applications must be received by April 15, 2022. Click here for the application.
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THE 2021 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS have been selected. They will receive up to $10,000 over four years of schooling, the beneficiaries of Local 825’s fundraising events held throughout the year. This year’s ten winners are:
Three of the ten won awards in specific categories. Seven were awarded scholarships based on academic criteria. Here are this year’s winners.
This program offers three awards: First place, $2,500. Second place, $1,500. Third place, $1,000.
Students are eligible if they have a parent or guardian who is a member in good standing in a local union which is affiliated with the Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council or if the applicant is a union member.
In addition, applicants also must:
Completed application and essay must be postmarked by Thursday, April 15, 2021 and mailed to Frank Burke, whose address is found on the application.
Middlesex-Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council’s Raymond A. Peterson Scholarship Application Form
Golf slots are sold out but that SPONSORSHIPS are still available. Click here for sponsorship info.
For eight straight years, the Local 825 scholarship fund-raising golf outing has taken place, even through last year’s virus-related shutdowns. The ninth annual outing is scheduled for May 9 and it is not too early to register to play or participate as a sponsor. We’ve attached a flyer with all the details so save the date for another great year, all for the benefit of our scholarship fund and our children and grandchildren.
Gambler Ridge Golf Club
121 Burlington Path Road
Cream Ridge NJ 08514
Saturday, May 8th, 2021
11:30 AM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Shotgun Start
(Lunch and Dinner included)
Click here for registration and sponsorship form.
The Mercer County AFL-CIO Labor Council offers two separate scholarships: The Frank Thompson Jr. scholarship and the George L. Pelletteri scholarship. The amounts are $500 for the George Pelletieri scholarship and $2,000 for the Frank Thompson scholarship.
For both, applicants must be a high school senior and the child of a current or deceased member of the Union affiliated with the Mercer County AFL-CIO Labor Council.
Required proof of eligibility includes:
Our members with children that are high school seniors are invited to apply for scholarships available through the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council AFL-CIO. Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded for one academic year. Applications must be received by April 15, 2021. Click here for the application.
All Local 825 scholarship applications must now be submitted by email to: 825Scholarship@gmail.com
This change has been necessitated because the Rutgers University scholarship judges are working remotely because of the COVID-19 outbreak and are no longer on campus to receive these materials.
The deadline to submit applications for a Local 825 scholarship currently is April 2, 2021.
If you have previously submitted an application, email a copy as a backup precaution and mark “COPY” on the first page.
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The Local 825 2020 Golf Outing on Sept. 19 is sold out for golfers. (Sponsorships and contributions are still being accepted). That’s good news for the scholarship fund and children and grandchildren of members who will be applying for scholarship help next year. It is not good news for anyone who waited too long to sign up! The golf outing is a favorite activity and will be held at the Gambler Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge. Now all we need is great weather!