Four HOBO Scholarship applicants helped in the spring Lake Mitchell cleanup. Photo submitted
The students combed the banks of Lake Mitchell for several hours, pulling trash from the shores. Photo submitted
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Every year, Lake Mitchell HOBO (Home Owners and Boat Owners) awards scholarships to two local high school graduates from Chilton County or Coosa County.
Applicants for the scholarships must complete a set of requirements, including participation in one of the bi-annual Lake Mitchell cleanups sponsored jointly by Alabama Power Company and Lake Mitchell HOBO.
The 2023 HOBO Scholarship applicants who participated in the spring clean-up at Lake Mitchell on May 13 were Marissa Pierce and Olivia Childress from Chilton County and Nehemiah Sanders and Cade Shurette from Coosa County.
These four local high school students, plus Olivia’s mom, and HOBO Scholarship Sponsor Marie Butts boarded the Alabama Power boat at Higgins Ferry boat launch. Their boat, along with other boatloads of Lake Mitchell residents, spread out across the lake to remove trash and debris.
At noon all of the boats returned to Higgins Ferry to deposit hundreds of pounds of trash they had collected.
Everyone then celebrated their efforts with a hot dog lunch in the pavilion. The event ended as Olivia and Marissa helped Cleanup Chairman Dale Vann draw for $25 gift certificates.
