SRP and Better Business Bureau Honor Valley JROTC Cadets for Leadership and Commitment to Service
Nine Cadets and Programs to Receive $2,000 Checks
What: Salt River Project (SRP) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) are honoring nine Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) students as part of the inaugural BBB Ethical Cadet Scholarship program.
“Over the last few years, we’ve created a scholarship to honor and reward exemplary high school athletes, scholars and JROTC students who have a strong moral compass,” BBB President/CEO Matthew Fehling said. “We are excited to award the nine winning cadets as well as their JROTC programs with $1,000 each, totaling $18,000 in scholarships provided by SRP.”
Arizona high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are enrolled in a JROTC program within SRP’s service area — while maintaining a GPA of at least 2.75 — were eligible to apply and selected based on essay submissions. Of the 40 applications from 14 schools, nine winners from seven JROTC programs were selected.
“SRP is committed to support the community we serve — and what better way than by helping students with strong ethics who are training to potentially serve our country,” said Jason Dudley, chairman of SRP Vets, an employee interest group focused on veteran initiatives. “As a veteran, it is a great honor to help the next generation.”
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A special reception for JROTC programs will also be held: 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the BBB Business and Community Center |
Details: For more information about eligibility, judging criteria or to apply, please visit cadet.bbbcommunity.org.
Media notes: Please coordinate attendance in advance with marilynn.quintana@bbbcommunity.org.
Interviews and high-resolution photos can be provided upon request
What: Salt River Project (SRP) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) are honoring nine Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) students as part of the inaugural BBB Ethical Cadet Scholarship program.
“Over the last few years, we’ve created a scholarship to honor and reward exemplary high school athletes, scholars and JROTC students who have a strong moral compass,” BBB President/CEO Matthew Fehling said. “We are excited to award the nine winning cadets as well as their JROTC programs with $1,000 each, totaling $18,000 in scholarships provided by SRP.”
Arizona high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are enrolled in a JROTC program within SRP’s service area — while maintaining a GPA of at least 2.75 — were eligible to apply and selected based on essay submissions. Of the 40 applications from 14 schools, nine winners from seven JROTC programs were selected.
“SRP is committed to support the community we serve — and what better way than by helping students with strong ethics who are training to potentially serve our country,” said Jason Dudley, chairman of SRP Vets, an employee interest group focused on veteran initiatives. “As a veteran, it is a great honor to help the next generation.”
SRP is a community-based, not-for-profit public power utility and the largest provider of electricity in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, serving more than 1 million customers. SRP is also the metropolitan area’s largest supplier of water, delivering about 800,000 acre-feet annually to municipal, urban and agricultural water users. For more information, visit srpnet.com.
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