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Altrusa International of Branch County was recently honored with the Distinguished Club Award from District Five Altrusa. It recognizes clubs that demonstrate a high degree of excellence based on a set of guidelines developed by Altrusa International.
The list includes leadership in the community, community service, scholarships, leadership development, sponsorship of an ASTRA Club, fund-raising, budget management, attendance, a club newsletter and yearbook. Branch County Altrusa has received this award on several occasions over the years, said Jan Storrs, club member.
Altrusa International of Branch County is a part of a 104 years old organization with 307 clubs in 14 districts and eight countries with 7,086 members. District Five has 620 members in 25 clubs from Michigan and Ohio.
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Michael Richer and Kaylea Veysey, ASTRA Club members at Quincy High School, each received a $750 scholarship from Altrusa International of Branch County for their dedication to ASTRA during the past four years.
Both students were part of a group that helped to start the community service program at Quincy High School, said Jan Storrs, Altrusa member.
During their four years in high school, they volunteered at Walk-A-Mile, United We Read, Gowns for Gals/Ties for Guys, Quincy Community trick-or-treat and the safe treat-or-treat program, Quincy Rotary pork-chop barbecue, Kits of Comfort drive, Christmas gift-wrapping and Coin Wars, among other projects.