Black River Country Bank has at its core the nurturing of personal, professional, and financial
goals and dreams each day. At the heart of that, is the honor of recognizing and rewarding the
academic excellence and extracurricular achievements of our local graduating high school
seniors. This year BRCB made available a variety of educational Scholarships to graduating
seniors as they pursue their post-secondary education. Black River Country Bank has been
awarding scholarships to in our area for over 30 years – initiated at Melrose-Mindoro High
School, expanded to Black River Falls High School, then to Lincoln High School. Black River
Country Bank’s Bob Becker, President, and Justin Blaken, Vice President, recently attended all
three schools’ Senior Scholarship Awards Night’s & Breakfast Ceremonies – Melrose Mindoro
High School on April 30th, Lincoln High School on May 19th, and Black River Falls High School on
May 21st – to personally recognize, congratulate, and present the scholarships.
“We at Black River Country Bank love no more than to outreach our local students with this
tremendous opportunity. Each year we are so impressed with the dynamic applicants!
Celebrating excellence by providing financial support to help nurture their big dreams truly
creates a shared sense of community sustainability. On behalf of our entire team at Black River
Country Bank, we’d like to thank all the students who took the extra time and effort to apply and
congratulate our five, $1,000 Scholarship Recipients. Congratulations, Class of 2025!” stated
Tracy Madvig, Black River Country Bank’s Organization & Business Development Officer. Class of
2025 Scholarship details can be found at https://www.brcbank.com/who-we-are/scholarships.
(Class of 2026 is encouraged to apply next Winter/Spring.) Black River Country Bank is a Member
FDIC financial institution.
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