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Applicants are sought for the Maggie Webb Scholarship through The Moline Foundation.
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Applicants must:
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- Be a 2009 Moline High School graduate
- Have a GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
- Provide a transcript and proof of class rank
- Be involved in at least one community service activity
- Submit an essay answer to the question "If you were to leave this earth tomorrow, what would be your legacy?"
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Last year two Maggie Webb Scholarship winners, Trent Carlson and Kayla Kauzlarich both of Moline were chosen by Maggie's friends and family through the Moline Foundation to receive $3,000 in scholarship funding.
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Maggie Webb graduated from Moline High School in 2001. As a senior in high school, Maggie began working at the Von Maur department store in Moline. Upon graduating from college, Maggie became a department manager for the Iowa City Von Maur store. She then worked at several other midwestern Von Maur stores earning acclaim for her sparkling personality and commitment to customer service.
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Maggie's life tragically ended in December, 2007 with the mass shooting at a Omaha Nebraska mall. Maggie had recently moved to Omaha. She was employed as a Von Maur Store Manager when she was killed along with five other employees and two customers.
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"Her friends and family wanted to honor Maggie's life with this scholarship. She always had a smile on her face and was such a bright light for so many people,"
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Kelly Melliere Ryckegham, Moline High School Class of 2001
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Founded in 1953, The Moline Foundation is a community-based, non-profit organization which provides grants to health, human services, education, community development, the arts, and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of the Quad City region. The Moline Foundation receives and administers charitable gifts and has a current endowment fund of approximately $13 million. For more information contact Executive Director Joy Boruff at (309) 736-3800 or visit The Moline Foundation Web site at www.molinefoundation.org.
