2019 Handa Youth Scholarship Recipient, Joshua Higa (center)
with Club President George Tanaka and Makiko Nakasone, LT Foundation President
The Little Tokyo Rotary Foundation is proud to offer a $1,000 scholarships to two young persons. This scholarship is for those who have overcome adversity and are making significant accomplishments or contributions in one of the four areas: academics, sports, culture or volunteer service. The applicants must be 16-24 years old. This is to recognize and award the courageous effort by the youth who have experienced permanent or near-permanent physical or psychological challenges, serious sickness, or loss of parent(s). We hope this will help the deserving youths financially in time of COVID-19.
The deadline for the application is on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
For application forms and questions, please contact Makiko Nakasone, President of the Little Tokyo Rotary Foundation, at rotary.handa.scholarship@gmail.com or call at (818)523-2866.
tion is offering $1,000 scholarships to the youth. This new scholarship is for those who have overcome adversity and are making significant accomplishments or contributions in one of the four areas: academics, sports, culture or volunteer service. This is to recognize and award the courageous effort by the youth to overcome physical or psychological challenges, serious sickness, or loss of parent(s). 
The Rotary Club of Little Tokyo hosts schools assemblies at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School with Hiroshima survivor Mrs. Kikuko Otake and WWII Japanese American internee Mr. Bill Shishima on January 16, 2018..jpg)
