Tori Demo Memorial Scholarship awarded
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July 30, 2025

Tori Demo Memorial Scholarship awarded

The Roscoe Lions recently presented the Tori Demo Memorial Scholarship to 2025 California Area High School graduate Addison Gregory. A class valedictorian, Addison was presented the annual $1,000 club scholarship during a dinner at Paci’s restaurant in Brownsville. The scholarship is in memory of Demo, 25, of Allenport, who was the youngest member of the Roscoe Lions when she was tragically killed in a vehicle crash March 16, 2024. Shown during the scholarship dinner, from left, are Lion Richard Webb, Addison, Lion Doris Rider, and Demo’s mother, Jamie Giffin. Anyone interested in joining the Roscoe Lions can attend the next meeting set for 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House in Rostraver Township. Submitted

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