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2023-2024 General News

The Batavia Business and Professional Women’s 2024 Officers were inducted at a ceremony held in December 2023.  They are President – Vicki Wolak, Vice President – Bobbi Norton, Secretary – Cheryl Kerr and Treasurer – Michelle Gillard.  Board Members include Chris Coffta, Rita Nan Tresco, Jenn White & Diane Fiorentino along with Past President Shannon Plath.

Woman of the Year for 2022-2023

Joy Hume

Joy has been a member of the club since 2016. She is currently the Vice President of the club and is very actively involved. Joy helps wherever there is a need and is a ray of sunshine to the group. Our organization is very blessed to have her.  This is Joy’s 2nd time receiving this honor and it is very well deserved.

Scholarship and Service Awards:

Batavia Business & Professional Women’s Club Inc (BBPWC, Inc), 2023 Scholarship Committee, has awarded scholarships to fifteen Genesee County students.  Each student received a $750 check to help further their education.

The recipients were as follows:  Aidan Anderson, Michael Marchese, Lauren Reimer, Garrett Schmidt, Seth Coburn, Michael Covert, Katelynn Everett, Ava Gephart, Maureen Klaiber, Jett Davis, Maylee Green, Jacob Marcello, Brenna Munn, Kendall Phillips, Emily Rowe.

Each student maintained an 85% average, completed a one-page application with a letter of recommendation from a school staff member, submitted a personal essay discussing their achievements and future goals as well as an essay from a parent. The finalists were selected and interviewed by the Scholarship Committee before being awarded at an Award Dinner on June 2, 2022 at the East Bethany Community Center.

To end the night, Ed Spence presented the Jill Spence Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 to Amelia Brewer.

Additionally, BBPWC Inc. presented ten $400 checks to our Service Award Recipients.  Checks were awarded to:  Alzheimer’s Association, Friends of the Batavia Peace Garden, Bethany Volunteer Fire Department, Byron-Bergen FFA, Genesee Cancer Assistance, Genesee Senior Foundation, Inc., Hope Center of LeRoy, Stafford United Methodist Church, Warrior House of WNY, Inc., WNY National Cemetery Honor Guard.

To be considered for the service award, a letter with appropriate letterhead was sent to the BBPWC Inc requesting consideration. To find out more about BBPWC Inc scholarships and service awards visit our webpage:  https://bataviabpw.wordpress.com/scholarship or https://bataviabpw.wordpress.com/service-awards

Community Service:

The Community Service Committee is involved with several projects throughout the community.  The group has volunteered for bell ringing for the Salvation Army,  prepared lunch for the workers of Habitat for Humanity, United Way Day of Caring and more. These are just a few of the special events and projects that we have been involved with since the committee formed.  We take requests from community groups and enlist volunteers from the club to help out at these worthwhile projects.