Dells Lions award $1,000 scholarship
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Rapids High School senior Adisen Stadem was chosen as the winner of the
2023 Dell Rapids Lions Club scholarship. The $1,000 award is offered to
a local high school senior and is based solely on applicants' essays in
response to: "The motto of Lions Clubs International is 'WE SERVE.'
Please describe how you have served your community." All identifying
information is redacted before the applications are reviewed by a panel
of Dell Rapids Lions.
Among other activities, Adisen started a
group to help students with special needs. She also served as a Study
Buddy, helped with the Girls On The Run program, and taught Sunday
School. This past year, she and fellow students conducted a donation
drive for the Children's Inn.
In middle school, she started a
group for kids whose parents were divorced. As such a child herself,
she wanted to help other kids who were experiencing the same struggles
she had faced in earlier years. She saw a need and stepped up to help.
Adisen will attend Northern State University, majoring in elementary education and psychology.
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Rapids Lions Club President Tom Ludens posed with Adisen Stadem when
she attended the club's May 4th meeting. "We are pleased to reward
Adisen's spirit of service," said Ludens. "We sincerely thank her for
giving us inspiration to continue our own service to this community."