A local student is getting a helping hand with her post-secondary education.
Abby Pepper has been named the 2023 recipient of the Jeff Atkinson Memorial Scholarship, supporting students heading to college, trade school, an apprenticeship, or university to study agriculture or heavy equipment operation and maintenance. The recipient must also have been a member of the local 4-H Club at some point during high school.
Pepper will soon be heading to Alberta to attend Old’s College to study agriculture management.
The $1000 scholarship carries on the legacy of Jeff Atkinson, a metal fabricator, mechanic, and farmer who died in 2016. Atkinson volunteered with the Chatham-Kent 4H Plowing Club and the Chatham-Kent Plowmen’s Association.
