The Dr. Jesse Jay Jenkins,
Jr. Camp Mar-Mac Memorial Scholarship was initiated
in 1996 by the Camp Mar-Mac Board of Directors to honor Dr. Jenkins for
his significant contributions to the Revitalization of Camp Mar-Mac Project
in the early 1990's. A 4-H'er and camper at Camp Mar-Mac as
a child and a skilled woodworker as an adult, Dr. Jenkins built and donated
five beautiful totem poles to Camp Mar-Mac, which will always stand as
a tribute to him and provide for all 4-H'ers a wonderful example of service.
He provided many other things we needed at that time including moral support
to pursue the daunting revitalization task before us.
Dr. Jenkins was a widely respected and admired man in Marion County
and was a pillar in the medical community, practicing medicine here for
over thirty years. The full camp scholarship to Camp Mar-Mac
is awarded annually at the Marion County 4-H Camp closing awards ceremony
during Friday night Council Circle to a 4-H camper who exemplifies a love
for 4-H camping and demonstrates an interest in maintaining Camp Mar-Mac
for the future.
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