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JULY 10, 2025 • Vol. 41, No. 16
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Kiwanis Club of Troy receives over $10K during fundraiser BY SARAH WRIGHT
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TROY — During a recent fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Troy, more than $10,000 was raised. The annual event is called Harvesting Hope: Healing Begins with US, and was held May 16. The Kiwanis Club of Troy is a part of Kiwanis International, which works to help children around the world with a variety of service and fundraising projects. The Troy chapter serves children in the community with projects See FUNDRAISER on page 17A
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Many community members attended the Kiwanis Club of Troy’s annual fundraiser May 16 at Troy Historic Village.
TROY TEACHER SELECTED FOR JAMES MADISON FELLOWSHIP BY SARAH WRIGHT
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in pursuing a course of graduate study leading to a master’s degree emphasizing the U.S. Constitution. A James Madison Fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each recipient’s course of study towards a master’s degree. Their graduate program must include a concentration of courses on the history and principles of the U.S. Constitution. Recipients are required to teach American history, government, or civics full-time in a secondary school for at least one year for each year of Fellowship support. See AWARD on page 19A
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Ryan Werenka
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TROY — Ryan Werenka, a teacher at Troy High, was among 43 candidates chosen by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for its annual fellowship competition. The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation is an independent agency created in 1986. Fellowships are funded by income generated through a trust fund in the Treasury of the United States and additional private gifts, grants and endowments.
The Foundation awards James Madison Fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students who are committed to a career teaching about the development and history of the U.S. Constitution. The Fellows were selected by an independent academic committee in a competition with applicants from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the nation’s island and trust territories. Fellows were chosen for their scholarly achievements and their demonstrated interest