Mr. Mike’s Mini-Mart wins 2010 top jar award

ConVal Community Scholarship Foundation (CVCSF) jars at 27 locations in the nine town ConVal school district took in enough coins (and occasional dollar bills) this year to pay for a new ConVal Merchants Scholarship to be awarded to a ConVal region 2011 high school graduate in June. Collections totaled $3,789 up from $2,517 in 2009. John Vance, CVCSF Director, said that “CVCSF scholarship and mentoring awards are given to ConVal region graduates who overcome obstacles, face challenges, aim higher and demonstrate potential to achieve. This year’s Top Jar Award goes to Mr. Mike’s Mini-Mart in Peterborough where $854.31 was collected this year, the most from any one location. The Dublin General Store, last year’s winner, was in second place.” 

Seen here is the jar on the counter at Mr. Mike’s under the caring attention of Tamey Donnelly, Newton Lundsted and Philip Roy recipients of this year’s Ava Marie Chocolates gift certificate Jar labels show the face of current CVCSF Scholars and names of current year winners. 

Again in 2011 the CVCSF organization will offer scholarship and mentoring awards of up to $6,500 up to six current year high school graduates resident in the nine towns in the ConVal district. Last year’s ConVal Merchants’ award winner, Jesse Tilton of Bennington, is doing very well in his associate degree program in automotive technology at the NH Community College in Nashua. 

When you see one of our jars, drop a dollar, save a scholar.