Scholarship established in Wharton Township supervisor’s honor
Jim Means has been a Wharton Township supervisor for more than 30 years, and while his career will come to an end this fall, his legacy will live on in a new scholarship established in his name.
The Fayette County Association of Township Supervisors awarded the first Jim Means Scholarships recently, doling out $500 awards to four deserving students in the county.
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Means said Perry Township Supervisor A.J. Boni posed the idea for a scholarship during an association meeting.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 just something we needed to do,无毛视频� Boni said.
He explained that the supervisors of the county无毛视频檚 24 townships are out among their communities all the time, getting to know people and their circumstances.
无毛视频淭hey knew there was a need,无毛视频� Boni said. 无毛视频淭hey see the need to help the kids coming out of high school.无毛视频�
Boni said the association wanted to create a scholarship that didn无毛视频檛 benefit only traditional academic disciplines, but also recognized students learning trades. The Jim Means Scholarships recognize two students at Fayette County high schools, as well as one student from each of the county无毛视频檚 two technical schools 无毛视频� Fayette County Career and Technical Institute and Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center.
Earning scholarships this year were Connellsville Area High School graduate Jocelyn Gratchic; Uniontown Area High School graduate Lucas Moody; Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center graduate Brett Lancaster; and Fayette County Career and Technical Institute graduate Riley Jenkins, who attended Laurel Highlands High School.
Means said next year无毛视频檚 scholarships will again honor a student from each of the technical schools, but winners will be chosen from different high schools.
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He said the scholarship winners are chosen by the school districts.
Boni said naming the awards in Means无毛视频� honor was an easy decision.
无毛视频淥ur association wouldn无毛视频檛 be what it is without Jim Means,无毛视频� he said, noting that Means stands out even among the many hard-working association members.
无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 one of the leaders. He beats the drum every day for our association, to make it work,无毛视频� Boni said. 无毛视频淗e works really hard to make our yearly Fayette County convention one of the best in the state.无毛视频�
Boni said everyone knows Means, and Means said the people are his favorite part of his job.
Means won无毛视频檛 run for re-election this fall, and he expects he will miss being a township supervisor.
无毛视频淵ou know it,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚 always put my heart and soul into whatever I do.无毛视频�
In addition to spending more time with family, Means said he anticipates he will stay busy helping out anyone who might be in need of a hand.
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