{"id":206066,"date":"2026-05-20T20:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=206066"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:32:45","slug":"martz-awarded-rotary-club-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/05\/20\/martz-awarded-rotary-club-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Martz awarded Rotary Club scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A graduating senior from Vantage Career Center has been selected as a recipient of a Van Wert Rotary Foundation Scholarship. Felicia Martz ecently signed on with the Army National Guard and represents the type of leadership, commitment, and service that aligns closely with Rotary\u2019s motto of&nbsp;<em>Service Above Self<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholarship award provides $1,000 annually and is renewable for up to four years, totaling $4,000 in support of Martz\u2019s continued educational journey and future goals. Through its scholarship program, the Van Wert Rotary Club recognizes students who demonstrate strong character, leadership, community involvement, and a commitment to making a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vantage-Scholarship-winner-Felica-Martz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206067\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Van Wert Rotary Club President Andy Czajkowski presented Felicia Martz with the Rotary Foundation Scholarship. <em>Photo submitted <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Rotary President Andy Czajkowski presented the scholarship and congratulated Felicia on her achievement and future service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFelicia has already demonstrated a willingness to serve others through her commitment to the Army National Guard,\u201d Czajkowski said. \u201cRotary is honored to support students who strive to lead, serve, and make a positive impact in their communities. We are excited to see all she accomplishes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Rotary has long supported area students through its scholarship program, encouraging young leaders to continue serving their communities while pursuing higher education, technical training, and career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information A graduating senior from Vantage Career Center has been selected as a recipient of a Van Wert Rotary Foundation Scholarship. Felicia Martz ecently signed on with the Army National Guard and represents the type of leadership, commitment, and service that aligns closely with Rotary\u2019s motto of&nbsp;Service Above Self. The scholarship award [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-28 12:10:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206068,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206066\/revisions\/206068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}