Fulton Lions Club Awards 2026 Dowd, Scaringi Scholarships

Myleigh Hayward, left, and Belladeonna Calkins, both 2026 graduates of G. Ray Bodley High School, were awarded the Fulton Lions Club’s 2026 H. and Mary Dowd Memorial, and John Scaringi Memorial scholarships respectively, said Zach Merry, center, Fulton Lions past president and scholarship chair. Each scholarship provides the winner with $750 per year for four years toward their college costs. Calkins will be attending the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where she will study Nursing. Hayward will be attending Ithaca College where she will be pursuing a career in audio engineering.

FULTON, NY – Myleigh Hayward and Belladeonna Calkins, both 2026 graduates of G. Ray Bodley High School, were awarded the Fulton Lions Club’s 2026 H. and Mary Dowd Memorial, and John Scaringi Memorial scholarships respectively, said Zach Merry, Fulton Lions past president and scholarship chair.

Each scholarship provides the winner with $750 per year for four years toward their college costs. Calkins will be attending the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where she will study Nursing. Hayward will be attending Ithaca College where she will be pursuing a career in audio engineering.

“Harold ‘H’ Dowd was a member of the Fulton Lions Club for more than 40 years,” said Melissa Champion, club president. “ He served both our club and our community with dedication, selflessness and good humor. Mary Dowd was an honorary Fulton Lions Club member who always opened her home to the club and to foreign exchange students for years. John Scaringi was a longstanding, treasured member of the club.”

The Fulton Lions Club, also know for their Mane Event Comedy Night, Lions Loot Sweepstakes and Charby’s Duck Derby, provides financial assistance for those in need of eyeglasses, eye exams and hearing aids to residents in the Greater Fulton area. For more information, visit www.fultonlionsclub.com, or find them on Facebook under Fulton, NY Lions.