October 6, 2021, Lockport, Il
What can you do with a pile of used bicycles? If you’re the Lockport Resource Center, you can help send someone to college. We are pleased to announce our 2021 Lockport Resource Center Transformation Scholarship recipient, Allison Bobek of Lockport. Allison will graduate Lockport Township High School in 2022 and has been an LRC volunteer for nine years, since she modeled a dress in our First Anniversary fashion show! Allison is active in band, including the award-winning marching band, where she is a section leader as well as being a National Honor Society member. She is active in her church community at Shepherd of the Hill in Lockport. Allison will be the first in her family to attend a hour-year college and plans to study neuro-psychology.
The Lockport Resource Center Transformation Scholarship Program is funded through donations to the Lockport Resource Center as well as sales through their Pass It On Thrift Shop. Each year, the LRC sponsors a bicycle drive in conjunction with the Lockport Police Department. The bike drive evolved from separate programs sponsored by the LRC and Police Department seven years ago to be more focused. This past spring, more than 160 bicycles were donated by Lockport area residents. Through a series of work days, bikes were cleaned and repaired. Those that were beyond repair became parts donors and what couldn’t be used was sent to recycling.
Of the 145 bikes that were complete, more than a dozen were given to local residents who contacted the LRC or Police Department with needs. The rest were sold for between $5 and $35, assuring affordable bikes were available for the community. The LRC thanks the Lockport Police Department, City of Lockport, Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, Lockport High School and the many volunteers who shared their time, talent, tools, trucks, and so much more.
The LRC is now accepting applications for our 2022 Transformation Scholarship. Applicants must live in Lockport or Homer Townships. Scholarships may be used for any level of education and are $1,000 per year. To apply, email lockportresource@gmail.com . Tax deductible donations are always accepted. Visit our website www.lockportresource.org for details or find us on facebook.
