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FINDLAY — Know a teacher who goes above and beyond? The Findlay Rotary Club wants to hear about them.

Golden Apple nominations open through Nov. 30

The Rotary Club of Findlay is now accepting nominations for its 37th annual Golden Apple Awards, which recognize standout educators in Findlay and Hancock County schools. The awards have honored local teachers for more than three decades.

Students, parents and community members can all submit a nomination. Any teacher in a Findlay or Hancock County school with at least two years of classroom experience is eligible. Nominations for the 2027 awards close Nov. 30 and can be submitted through the club’s online nomination form at https://forms.gle/NJxhWmLzZHaasMAa9.

Dr. Julie McIntosh, who chairs the Golden Apple committee, described teachers as the foundation of the community’s future and said the program is a way for residents to thank them. Winners will be recognized at a ceremony in April 2027.

New scholarship for female Eagle Scouts

In other good news for Hancock County youth, Beth Line Flowers has created the Beth Line Flowers Fund for Female Eagle Scouts at The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation. The fund will give an annual scholarship to a young woman who earns the rank of Eagle Scout in Hancock County. Because it is an endowed fund, the money will be invested and is expected to grow over time, allowing more scholarships in the future.

Scouting runs deep in the Flowers family. Her father, brothers, cousins and sons all became Eagle Scouts, and her grandsons are working toward it now. She set up the fund in her father’s memory and said she hopes it encourages young women in the county to see what they can achieve through Scouting.

Eagle is the highest rank in Scouts BSA. Earning it requires at least 21 merit badges, leadership roles and a major service project that benefits a school, church or the community. Girls have been able to join Scouts BSA and work toward Eagle since February 2019. Marc Kogan, Scout Executive of the Black Swamp Area Council, said the fund gives young women in Hancock County one more reason to aim for Eagle.

Sources

https://thecourier.com/news/1551928/daily-briefs/
https://www.findlayrotary.org/
https://www.community-foundation.com/
https://forms.gle/NJxhWmLzZHaasMAa9