Great Lakes Bay Pride (formerly Perceptions) is the resource, education, advocacy, and networking organization serving the LGBTQ+ and ally community throughout Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region. This scholarship will be awarded to a Michigan resident who can...
When William “Bill” Thibodeau was is in the 3rd Grade, he contracted polio – a very common disease at the time and one that often led to various kinds of paralysis or even death. Even at a young age, Bill was determined to fight the disease. His fighting spirit (and...
Shirley J. Thurlow was born in Flint at the beginning of The Great Depression, and her family later moved to Saginaw, as poor as church mice. The first decade of her life was especially tough, but like most folks they learned to be resourceful and make the best of...
“When your hero dies, everything he stood for does not end. Everything he stood for must continue.”-Terri Irwin, widow of Steve Irwin, A.K.A. The Crocodile Hunter The Gregory Keith Jones Memorial Scholarship was established in remembrance of the creative energy,...
This scholarship is established in memory of Emily Marie Hahn, who died at age 28 in 2012 from glioblastoma. Emily graduated in 2002 from Heritage High School where she was active in Color Guard, Choir, and Theater. She was selected for the State Honors Choir every...
Betty and Arthur “Art” Trumble where long-time residents of James Township in Saginaw County. Art was a bricklayer and Betty a stay-at-home mother to son Timothy. Most of the Trumble family were graduates of Swan Valley High School. Betty and Art earned their GEDs...
