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Community Service
Community Service
BARSP members collectively participate with their time, talents and money in various endeavors. Members collect various items for several projects to assist residents in area nursing facilities. We gather simple items and create goody bags given to veterans on Veterans Day and teachers on Valentine's Day in selected local care facilities,
During the year, we collect money during our meetings and at the end of the school year, we donated money for books for elementary students at local elementary schools.
We also assist area food banks with food or monetary donations. This past year, we donated $820 to help fund lunches for students during the summer.
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Volunteering
We encourage our members to become or stay active within their community. Offering the gift of time, talents, training and experience within the community, state, or nation helps promote well-being of our members. We volunteer, working as mentors in schools, serving church and civic groups and other non profit groups such as Faith Ministries, and the Burton Bridge Ministries' Corner Shoppe, Manna Food Pantry, and Senior Meals. BARSP members documented over 4,350 volunteer hours for 2025!
Scholarships
We offer scholarships each year to area high school seniors who plan on pursuing their degrees in education related fields. Scholarship monies are raised during our Scholarship Auction in December. Applications for scholarships are accepted in the early Spring Semester. Seniors should check with their school counselors for applications and important due dates for applicants or may email BARSP directly at barsp1970@gmail.com. Our scholarship committee reviews all applicates and puts finalist names for a vote by the membership. Funds must be claimed within a reasonable amount of time or the scholarship will be forfeited. Scholarship funds are released directly to the graduates' college school choice.
Our two scholarships were awarded in May 2026.
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