Altrusa of DeKalb County recently awarded two scholarships in the amount of $800 each to two high school seniors.  

Altrusa is a non-profit organization that focuses on literacy.  

Last year the organization awarded seven scholarships to Seniors of DeKalb County and Fort Payne High School.

The scholarships were made available through fundraisers at Boom Days and Secretaries Day Luncheons This year due to COVID-19, fundraising was limited. 

Scholarship recipients this year were Dillion L. Cook of Ider and Kyler Rogers of Fort Payne. Dillion will be attending the University of Alabama, while Kyler will be attending Northeast Alabama Community College. 

Altrusa members would like to wish these students the very best in their endeavors.