Southern Indiana Auto Repair Shop Gives Back to Community with Scholarships for Future Auto Technicians

Just the other day I was on the air bragging about Full Throttle Automotive after they raised over $5,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. I mentioned specifically what good people the owners, Edward and Brandi Caswell, are, as they are continually giving back to the community in one way or another. Next thing you know, I run into Brandy and she tells me about the next big thing they are doing.

The Paul E. Caswell Memorial Fund

As a way to honor his late father, Edward and Brandi created the Paul E. Caswell Memorial Fund, which will receive money raised throughout the year at Full Throttle's annual Cruise-In. One way they will use this fund is to provide scholarships for students that plan to have a career in the automotive industry.

Scholarship Details

Full Throttle will award two scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each to students that meet the following criteria:

• Graduating high school seniors who reside in Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, Poseyville, or Henderson County
• Intend to further their education through vocational schooling, an accredited
  college, or classes and fees needed to attain automotive certifications.
• Academic achievement with a minimum 3.0 GPA,
• Financial need
• Student's area of interest and future goals in the
  automotive industry.

Interested students need to should submit the scholarship application along
with a five-minute video or a 1000-word essay sharing their background, passion,
completed projects, and career pursuit to the email provided.

The scholarship winners will be announced at Full Throttle's annual Cruise-In & Charity Event coming up on Saturday, August 12, from 3pm-6pm.