APWU Family Members Awarded 2020 Union Plus Scholarships

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)

In 2020 five students from APWU families were awarded Union Plus scholarships. In total Union Plus awarded scholarships to over 215 students representing 43 different unions.

The Union Plus Scholarship program first began in 1991 with Union Plus awarding over $300,000 total in scholarships this year.

APWU Winners

• Emilee Breitner of Ida MI whose father Jeffrey Breitner is a member of the Toledo Area Local (OH).
• Haylee Buck of Colcord OK whose mother Diane Buck is a member of the Northwest Arkansas Area Local.
• Summer Heckert of Smithville MO whose father Michael Heckert is a member of the Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local.
• Rachel Rothman of Longwood FL whose father Reuben Rothman is a member of the Central Florida Area Local.
• Anabel Varghese of Grand Rapids MI whose mother Smitha Varghese is a member of the Western Michigan Area Local.