YARDLEY, PA — Spearhead Project Earth™ this week announced that it will fund an environmental scholarship award open to graduates of the 2023 class of Burlington City High School. The winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship grant with selection based on essay submissions about the impact of single-use plastics on the environment. The scholarship is inspired by the mission of Spearhead Project Earth, the nonprofit arm of Yardley-based The Spearhead Group, which is currently leading a cleanup effort on Burlington Island.
“We are thrilled to be offering this scholarship program to Burlington City High School graduates,” said Robert Catalano, Founder and President of Spearhead Project Earth. “We believe that young people are critical to creating a more sustainable future for all. We hope that our new Spearhead Project Earth scholarship will encourage them to think deeply about the detriment of single-use plastics in our environment and to develop their own ideas for addressing this urgent issue.”
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be graduates of the 2023 Burlington City High School senior class and must submit an original one-page essay on the topic of the impact of single-use plastics on our environment. Essays will be judged based on the clarity, originality and strength of their arguments. For 2023, there will be one scholarship winner to be announced soon.
Find out more at thespearheadgroup.com.
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