Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Present Scholarships to High School Seniors

LARCHMONT/MAMARONECK, NY — Two high school seniors earned help defraying the cost of college, thanks to their community service work, their way with words and the Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Club.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions annnounced that Mamaroneck High School senior Katherine Orchanian, and Rye Neck High School senior Joseph Saldiveri were the winners of the Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions 2025 essay contest. They were each presented with a $1,000 award to be used for college expenses.

For over 20 years, this annual scholarship has been awarded to Larchmont-Mamaroneck graduating seniors who have performed meaningful local community service.

LM Lions explained that applicants submitted a short essay describing their charitable work, its impact on the local community, and how community service has made an impact on them.

LM Lions President Lina Pasquale served as Committee Chair. Other reviewers included LM Lions Club members Marie Moreno, Nancy Joselson, Elaine Chapnick and Kate Bialo.

According to the organization, all essays were rated based on the applicant's breadth and depth of service, and how that service embodied the Lions' motto "We Serve."

In addition, last May, the Lions Club Community Service Award was presented to Christian Garcia by the Carver Center at the 2025 Carver Scholarship Awards Ceremony. LM Lions President Lina Pasquale attended the event.

"In the spirit of 'We Serve,' the Lions Club knows that the future rests in the hands of today's youth," Pasquale said while reflecting on the winners. "When young people engage in community service, they become powerful agents of change, fostering bridges of compassion, leadership, and hope. Youth involvement in service uplifts those in need and nurtures empathy, resilience, and a lifelong commitment to making a difference. I applaud Katherine, Joseph and Christian for exemplifying the Lions' mission in action through their dedication to community engagement."

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions mission is to support — with funding, volunteers & advocacy— local service groups by bringing community leaders together to determine needs, resources and achieve solutions. The LM Lions are part of Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service organization of over 1.4 million members. The Lions signature cause is vision/blindness, along with hunger, the environment, diabetes, childhood cancer and the future of youth. They are signatories of the United Nations resolutions on women's and refugee rights, and are currently active in Afghanistan & Ukrainian refugee resettlement. In addition, affordable housing is a local Lions priority. Find out more about the Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions here.