The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber Hosts Annual Scholarship Luncheonand Oversees Nine Scholarship Efforts offered by Community Leaders

By Sigourney Orstad
For the C-C Chamber of Commerce

The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber Hosts Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Oversees Nine Scholarship Efforts Offered by Community Leaders

In May, the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber is hosting the annual Rob Fuller 25 x 25 Luncheon that honors the top 25 students from Centralia and Chehalis high schools.

A key part of the luncheon is also announcing and awarding scholarships from nine different community organizations, giving out nearly $20,000 in scholarships.

The Chamber established the Rob Fuller Scholarship Fund in 2011, and in 2022 that fund became its own non-profit. The Chamber donates administrative costs to ensure that all monies in the Fund are for scholarships. “Our goal is to give out ten $1,000 scholarships each year,” explained Chamber Executive Director Cynthia Mudge.

The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund was developed to encourage and promote educational opportunities for children of Chamber Members. Those who work for a business that is a current Chamber Member and whose children or grandchildren attend W.F. West or Centralia High School are eligible to apply.

While the Rob Fuller Fund is designated for children or grandchildren of current Chamber Members, there are eight other scholarships available to explore.

2025 Scholarships Available:

• The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce 2025 Rob Fuller Scholarship
  Available to all children or grandchildren of current Chamber Members that are seniors at W.F. West and Centralia High School.

• The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce 2025 Olivia Mitchell Scholarship
  Available to Adna High School Seniors.

• The 2025 Althauser Rayan Abbarno, LLP Cheyllyn Collinsworth Scholarship
  Available to all 2025 graduating Seniors from W.F. West and Centralia High School based on their interest in a teaching career.

• The 2025 Boys and Girls Club of Lewis County Scholarship
  Available to all 2025 graduating Seniors from Lewis County.

• The 2025 Centralia Community Foundation Education Scholarship
  Available to all 2024 graduating seniors from Centralia High School based on their desire to go into the field of education.

• The 2025 Lightcurve Business & Technology Scholarship
  Available to all 2025 graduating seniors from WF West and Centralia High School based on their educational experience with a focus on business, technology, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

• The 2025 TwinStar Credit Union Business Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship
  Available to all 2024 graduating Seniors from W.F. West and Centralia High School based on their desire to go into the field of business or finance.

• The 2025 Visiting Nurses Foundation Scholarship
  Available to all 2024 graduating Seniors from W.F. West and Centralia High School based on their intent to seek a degree as a Registered Nurse.

• 2025 PUD Commissioners Tradesman Scholarship
  The scholarship awards $1,000.00 to one or more applicants within the Lewis County PUD service territory who are interested in working with Lewis County PUD in a tradesman field. This scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions from individual commissioners of Lewis County PUD. No Lewis County PUD ratepayer funds are contributed to this scholarship.

For more information, to donate, or to sponsor the Rob Fuller Scholarship Luncheon, email [email protected] or call 360-748-8885.

RobFullerFund.org

Scholarship applications must be received by 4 pm on April 18, 2025:
Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce
500 NW Chamber of Commerce Way
Chehalis, WA 98532