International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 is pleased to announce that our members have approved an Executive Board recommendation to provide nine scholarship awards of $2,500 per academic year for four years (Freshman through Senior) to nine graduating high school seniors from the class of 2016, who will begin attending a college or university in Fall 2016.
This year’s ride will start at the Local 825 Training Center, 338 Deans Rhode Hall Road, South, Brunswick, NJ, and end with food and music at Moose Lodge, 1240 East Veterans Highway, Jackson, NJ.
Registration is $25 per rider and $15 per passenger. Register early and save $5. Late registration will be available that morning, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
All proceeds from the ride will benefit the Scholarship Fund, a 501 C 3 organization, and are tax deductible. Make checks payable to “Local 825 Scholarship Fund” and send to 65 Springfield Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081.
For more information, contact Melissa at 973-671-6911.
This year, the members of Local 825 awarded the largest number of scholarships in the fund’s history. Nine $10,000 scholarships were awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend college in the fall of 2015.
This year’s scholarships were awarded to:
On May 29, 2015, NJ Spotlight presented a public roundtable on the pros and cons of pipeline construction in the Garden State.
Business Manager Greg Lalevee presented the Local 825 viewpoints. If you’d prefer to read NJ Spotlight’s written coverage, click here.
