07/11/2025
Life Fast Forward Awards 2025 Scholarships to Local Seniors
The Greater Clearfield Chamber of Commerce's youth initiative, Life Fast Forward, proudly awarded $750 scholarships to eight exceptional students as part of its 2025 scholarship award program.
Graduating seniors were selected from four area school districts—Clearfield Area, Curwensville Area, Philipsburg-Osceola Area, and Moshannon Valley. Each student was asked to write an essay on the topic: “If you could fast forward your life, how would you change the community you grew up in for the better?” Their thoughtful and inspiring responses, volunteerism, and community advocacy earned them this recognition.
The Life Fast Forward program also includes student participation from St. Francis School and Christian Missionary Alliance School, with the goal of encouraging young talent to envision a future right here in our community.
Created to help retain the region’s most promising youth and build a strong future workforce for our chamber member businesses, Life Fast Forward is made possible entirely through the generosity of local chamber businesses and supportive grant funding.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who contribute to this meaningful effort—and congratulations to our 2025 Life Fast Forward scholarship recipients! Together, we are investing in our most valuable resource: our youth. If your business would like to be part of our youth program, please reach out to the Greater Clearfield Chamber of Commerce.
Back Row -Kenn Starr, Hal Beimel, Ryan Sayers, Kris Albright, Nancy Matchock, Christy Brown, Yvonne Lehman, Christi Manno, Alec Starr. Front Row scholarship winners: Bradyn Visnofsky-Clearfield, Tristin Tuck-Curwensville, Maddie Shaw-Clearfield, Natalie Betz-Philipsburg, Madison McCoy-Moshannon Valley
Scholarship winners not pictured- Carleigha Maines-Mo-Valley, Hunter Tkacik-Curwensville, Isabella Minarchick-Philipsburg
