SPARTA,
Mich., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ChoiceOne
Bank (NASDAQ: COFS) ("ChoiceOne") is pleased to announce the Annual
ChoiceOne Scholarship Program designed to provide needs-based
scholarships for graduating seniors in the local communities the
Bank serves. The scholarships are for students who want to obtain a
Bachelor, Associate, or Certificate.
As the local community bank, ChoiceOne wants to encourage and
reward graduating seniors who are motivated to obtain Bachelor,
Associate, or Certificate. ChoiceOne will award 12 one-time
scholarships of $1,000 to each
recipient for their first year of college or toward a
certificate program. Six winners will be selected from both
the West and East markets the Bank serves in Michigan. One ChoiceOne employee's child will
also receive a scholarship.
"We are committed to the families and youth in our communities
across Michigan," said ChoiceOne
Bank President Michael J. Burke, Jr.
"Our high school seniors are the next generation of leaders, and we
believe it's important for them to realize the benefits of being
raised and educated in a caring and supportive local
community."
Scholarship Essay Requirements
The ChoiceOne
Bank Scholarship Program began accepting applications January 16, and will remain open until
Saturday, March 18. To apply,
students are asked to write a 500 word or less essay about one of
their community-service experiences. In the essay, students will
want to describe why they became involved in the community service,
who benefited from the service and what personal accomplishments
they gained from helping their community. Students must submit
their application and supporting documents such as their completed
online application, their high school/home school transcripts, or
GED documentation, by the deadline date. See
choiceone.bank/scholarship to complete the Scholarship
Application.
This scholarship will be paid directly to the college by
ChoiceOne Bank.
Who Is Eligible
Eligible candidates include high
school seniors and GED recipients in the current calendar year who
have not started college classes, home school students with
documentation of high school equivalency and college eligibility
in the communities ChoiceOne Bank serves and are planning to
attend an accredited two-year or four-year college, or obtain a
program certificate, in Michigan
in the fall of 2023. ChoiceOne Bank serves communities in
Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Lapeer, St.
Clair and Macomb
counties.
"We find helping the high school students in our communities
extremely beneficial," said Burke. "It is our hope that our
students return to their roots to raise their families and grow
their businesses, and our communities thrive with their excelled
education. Writing this essay for a potential scholarship has
helped our youth understand the importance of community
service."
About ChoiceOne Bank
ChoiceOne Financial
Services, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in
Sparta, Michigan, and the parent
corporation of ChoiceOne Bank. Member FDIC. ChoiceOne
Bank, named one of America's Best Banks by Newsweek
for three consecutive years, operates 35 offices in parts of
Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Lapeer, St.
Clair, and Macomb counties.
ChoiceOne is an approximately $2.4
billion-asset bank holding company making it the 10th
largest bank holding company in Michigan based on asset size. ChoiceOne Bank
offers insurance and investment products through its subsidiary,
ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. ChoiceOne Financial Services,
Inc. common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the
symbol "COFS." For more information, please visit Investor
Relations at ChoiceOne's website choiceone.bank.
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