Cody Schmit Scholarship Fundraiser
A TAILGATE SUPPER WILL BE HELD FRIDAY FROM 5 TO 7PM AT THE WEST HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CODY SCHMIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND. CODY WAS JUST 16 YEARS OLD, A JUNIOR AND AVID SPORTSMAN AT WEST HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE DIED JULY 1ST, 2010 FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED AFTER A PONTOON BOAT FELL ON HIM. HE WAS HELPING LIFT THE DRY-DOCKED BOAT WHEN IT FELL AND TRAPPED HIM UNDERNEATH.
CODY’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS STARTED A SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT WEST HANCOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HIS HONOR. CODY’S FATHER JOE TELLS ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.
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THE CODY SCHMIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND GIVES OUT TEN $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR. IF YOU ARE A WEST HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND WOULD LIKE TO APPLY YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION OFF THE WEST HANCOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT’S WEBSITE.
THE TAILGATE SUPPER WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE GAME ON FRIDAY AND EVERYONE IS INVITED. THE MENU INCLUDES: PORK BURGERS, CHIPS, BARS, COOKIES, AND A DRINK FOR A FREE WILL OFFERING. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE DONATED BY THRIVENT FINANCIAL. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE CODY SCHMIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO HELP KIDS LIKE CODY FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.