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L-P Senior Garrett Keith Wins Officer Brian Sember Memorial Scholarship · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: LP Senior Garrett Keith wins Officer Brian Sember Memorial Scholarship.
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  Written by Kate Santillan, This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett LaSalle. Peru
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  Township High School senior Garrett Keith was named the twenty
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  twenty sixth recipient of the Officer Brian Sember Memorial Scholarship.
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  The five hundred dollars scholarship honors the legacy of late
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  Ottawa Police officer Brian Sember, who passed away in twenty
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  twenty two. The scholarship fund was established by Sembers Family
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  and is supported by the Ottawa Police Benevolent and Protective Association.
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  The Officer Brian's Member Memorial Scholarship awards two hundred and
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  fifty dollars from memorial funds from public donations and Sembers Family.
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  The amount also is matched by the Association. The scholarship
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  is intended to support students pursuing law enforcement careers. The
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  recipients are selected for demonstrating the mindset everyone is human,
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  integrity and honesty. Keith's application essay acknowledges the RISKS officer's
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  face while remaining firm in his belief law enforcement offers
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  a meaningful service opportunity. What most people don't realize is
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  the ability to change the community and world into a
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  better place by being a police officer. Keith wrote in
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  his essay he plans on attending Illinois Valley Community College
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  and transferring to Illinois State University to study criminal justice.
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  For more information, email PBPA one eight at gmail dot com.