Deadline approaching for Chamber scholarship

The Danniel J. Petro - West Orange Chamber of Commerce Scholarship application process is underway. To qualify, recipients must:

• Be a dependent of a Chamber member business owner or an employee of a Chamber member business

• Reside in one of the Chamber's service area communities (Dr. Phillips, Gotha, Horizon West, Lake Avalon, MetroWest, Oakland, Ocoee, Orlo Vista, Pine Hills, Windermere and Winter Garden)

• Be a senior attending a Chamber member high school and looking to further his or her education at Valencia College (any campus), Orange Technical College - Westside Campus or the University of Central Florida.

Student recipients will be awarded $1,000 scholarships; the number of recipients will be dependent upon the amount of money available in the scholarship fund at the time of the award.

Two student recipients will be awarded $2,500 scholarships from the Petro Family Foundation.

All interested students must complete the application and return it to the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, 12184 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787, Attn: Carrie Wilson; or via email at [email protected].

The application and all supporting materials must be received no later than April 9. For information, call Carrie Wilson at (407) 656-1304, Ext. 4. Applications can be downloaded from the Chamber website, wochamber.com.

Contact Amy Quesinberry at [email protected].