Richard M. Bellis Memorial Scholarship

Richie BellisRichie was a great athlete as he was a baseball all-star in Sandwich Little League and Sandwich Babe Ruth, and played on the Sandwich High School baseball and golf teams. Richie was also an outstanding snow skier and snowboarder, and played Sandwich Pop Warner Football. He had a passion for the freedom and thrill of riding his dirt bike, and had many friends due to his great smile, sense of humor and outgoing personality.


The Richard M. Bellis Scholarship is sponsored by Sandwich Little League and will be awarded each year to deserving male and female athletes who reside in the town of Sandwich and will be entering college as a freshman the fall of that year.


The application must be submitted online and supporting materials must be postmarked to Sandwich Little League before the established deadline date of that year. The winners will be selected and notified after their applications are reviewed by the Richard M. Bellis Scholarship Committee.


Submit an application

 

The 2018 deadline is June 1. Online form must be submitted by that date and supporting materials -- proof of college acceptance or current student enrollment form; and most recent official high school transcript -- must be postmarked by the same date and mailed to:
Richard M. Bellis Scholarship
c/o Sandwich Little League
P.O. Box 1
Sandwich, MA 02563.

2016 Recipients

From left to right: Althea Turley, Brad Doherty, Michael Manning and Joeseph Sullivan

2015 Recipients

From left to right: Kelley Fitzgerald,
Patrick Tierney, Connor Mangelson and
Riley Sorenson.

2014 Recipients

Collin Russell (pictured) and Claire Gauthier were the 2014 scholarship recipients.

2013 Recipients

From left to right: Evan Denmark and Jacob Ganley. Also receiving scholarships were Kathryn Hauge, Stephanie Smith and Julia Sullivan.

2012 Recipients

From left to right: Jason Hendy, Jerome MacLeod, Kurt Robinson, Jordan DeBettencourt, Grady Arnao and Kayla Souza.