Lorraine Belcourt Love in the Community Scholarship

Funded by

Belcourt family

Eligibility Requirements

Education Level:

High school senior or undergraduate

State:

North Dakota

Experience:

Community service/volunteering

Career type:

Public service

Education Level:

State:

Experience:

Career type:

High school senior or undergraduate

North Dakota

Community service/volunteering

Public service

We believe giving back and helping the community is the key to moving forward.

We would like to support a student that believes in giving back and strives to help their community. People that are involved in community service activities realize their time is as valuable to others as it is to themselves. This is especially important to us because my mother gave her time and her money to help the elderly and children that needed time and help.

The Lorraine Belcourt Love in the Community Scholarship will be given to one student each year who is committed to pursuing a degree in a career of public service. This could be social work, law enforcement, pastoral commitment, nursing, or any number of professions that seek to better the community.

Students from North Dakota are eligible to apply if they are high school seniors or undergraduate students and have experience giving back to their community through volunteering, non-profit work, or other community service. Students are eligible if they are pursuing a public service field that seeks to better the community. To apply, write about what you have done to serve your community and how you plan to continue giving back in the future.

Selection Criteria:

Ambition, Need, Boldest Bold.org Profile

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Essay Topic

What have you done to serve your community, and what plans do you have to continue giving back to your community?

400–600 words

Winners and Finalists

December 2022

Winners

Maya Caillier

West Fargo Sheyenne High School

West Fargo, ND

Finalists

Maggie Sorensen

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Bismarck, ND

Tatum Sand

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

West Fargo, ND

Tessa Schons

West Fargo Sheyenne High School

Fargo, ND

Winning Application

Maya Caillier

West Fargo Sheyenne High SchoolWest Fargo, ND

As a member of the National Honors Society and a co-chair for my high school’s Philanthropy and Youth committee, giving back is very important to me. Our PaY club mission statement last year was: “As a PaY family, we strive to inspire future generations of female leaders to show compassion and have an impact on our community.” We focused mostly on women and mental health. Thanks to our funding from the Barry Foundation, we were lucky enough to donate to multiple non-profits, a few of which included the Jeremiah Program and Addie’s Angels. Our donation helped these non-profits continue their missions of impacting women in the community. Addie’s Angels provide therapy services during and after pregnancy as well as counseling for families impacted by child loss. The Jeremiah program used our donation to end the cycle of poverty for mothers and their children. Personally, I give back by volunteering at the YWCA in Fargo with my mom. I chose the YWCA because I’m very passionate about empowering women and I wholeheartedly support their mission to be a place for women and children to go when they’re trying to escape violence, homelessness, and crisis. I’m so grateful to have been given the chance to participate in our Philanthropy and Youth committee. I'm honored to be able to make a difference for women and children in my community. Volunteering and community service are things I plan to continue in college. In fact, I’d like to devote more of my time than I do now. I played volleyball for six years and student coached for my club, Volt Volleyball, for one season. Although unlike the volunteering I’ve done in the past, I’d like to be a volleyball coach for a local youth team. My coaches from sixth and seventh grade largely influenced my love for the sport, and I’d like to do the same for the next generation of young players.