2015 Garrard County Scholarship Recipients - Kentucky Farm Bureau

2015 Garrard County Scholarship Recipients

 

A wonderful night of celebration at the Grand Theatre in Lancaster, KY. Larry Woods, board member for Garrard County Farm Bureau, awarded Emily Majors with the Henry West Agricultural Scholarship sponsored by Garrard Farm Bureau Federation. Hannah Contini received the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation Scholarship. Congratulations and best wishes for your college careers.

 

(left to right) Hannah Contini, winner of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation Scholarship; Larry Woods, Garrard County Farm Bureau Board Member; Emily Majors, winner of the Henry West Agricultural Scholarship

 

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