The five winners of the first annual Monk’s Home Improvements Service Scholarship were each awarded their $2,000 scholarship at the Monk’s Home Improvements headquarters in Morristown, NJ on May 20th.
Meagan Davis, West Morris Mendham High School 2014 graduate and Chester native was one of the scholarship recipients. Meagan has volunteered for TOPSoccer for the past 4 years. She works one on one with special needs children and helps run the practices. Additionally, Meagan has been involved in Relay for Life where she has been a team captain as well as a co-chair for the Luminaria Committee. As co-chair, she oversees the fundraisers, recruits new participants, and prepares for their overnight event. She relays in remembrance of her Aunt.
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“People don’t choose to not give back, they fail to choose to give back”, said Ty Monk, founder of Monk’s Home Improvements. “In the coming years you will need to make an active decision to give back, instead of becoming someone who used to give back. I hope that you will continue making the choice to serve, and to continue to lead and inspire others with your actions.”
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The other four local winners reside in Madison, Warren and Basking Ridge, NJ. Their collective community service efforts include tutoring, firefighting, working with Habitat for Humanity and S.C.E.E.P., among other service efforts. These young winners have shown a long-term commitment to the organizations that they’ve served and are dedicated to improving their communities.
Even though this was the first year of the scholarship, it was highly competitive. Applications were received from students across 16 different towns, attending 22 different high schools and universities.
To read more about the winners and their service endeavors, visit MonksHomeImprovements.com/scholarship
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Monk’s Home Improvements is a family-owned home improvements company based at 1095 Mount Kemble Ave in Morristown, NJ. Monk’s has been in business since 2007 providing home improvement services including painting, carpentry, tiling, floor refinishing and kitchen & bath remodeling. Monk’s will be opening a new Kitchen and Bath Design Studio in their Morristown location. Customers will be able to design and shop for a remodeling project all in one place.
