March 2, 2018

Scholarships awarded from international mission work fund

Recipients of scholarships for 2018 from the Brooke Nicole Lahr Memorial Fund for International Mission Work pose on Feb. 26 in the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis. They are, from left, front row: Allison Stump, Lainey Scroggins, Lily Johnson, Marta Schmitz and Sydney Traylor. Middle row: Shawn (Chandler) Sims, Sarah Wood, Abby Harkness, Malorie Weisenbach and Sarah Scheidler. Back row: Marguerite McMahon, Michael McNulty, Morgan Sell, Katie Barnes, Parker Williams, Nicholas Sellers and Maggie Peck. Colleen and Mark Lahr, Brooke’s parents, pose at right. Dave and Sandy Lahr, grandparents of Brooke, pose at left. (Photo by Sean Gallagher)

Recipients of scholarships for 2018 from the Brooke Nicole Lahr Memorial Fund for International Mission Work pose on Feb. 26 in the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis. They are, from left, front row: Allison Stump, Lainey Scroggins, Lily Johnson, Marta Schmitz and Sydney Traylor. Middle row: Shawn (Chandler) Sims, Sarah Wood, Abby Harkness, Malorie Weisenbach and Sarah Scheidler. Back row: Marguerite McMahon, Michael McNulty, Morgan Sell, Katie Barnes, Parker Williams, Nicholas Sellers and Maggie Peck. Colleen and Mark Lahr, Brooke’s parents, pose at right. Dave and Sandy Lahr, grandparents of Brooke, pose at left. (Photo by Sean Gallagher)

Criterion staff report

Recipients of this year’s scholarships from the Brooke Nicole Lahr Memorial Fund for International Mission Work were honored on Feb. 26 at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis.

The young adult recipients from across central and southern Indiana received scholarships to fund international mission trips this year through a fund managed by the archdiocesan Catholic Community Foundation.

It was established in 2013 in memory of Brooke Nicole Lahr, a member of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Indianapolis, who died that year in Mexico after being struck by a car as a pedestrian. At the time, she was involved in mission work in Honduras.

For more information about the Brooke Nicole Lahr Memorial Fund for International Mission Work, including how to apply for scholarships and contribute to the fund, visit archindyym.com/scholarships. †

 

 

 

 

 

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