Parsippany Student Earns $5,000 Scholarship From 200 Club

PARSIPPANY, NJ - The 200 Club of Morris County has 15 scholarship recipients in 2021 and a Parsippany student is among them.

The program began in 1982 to provide college, post-high school education or vocational school assistance to children of active public safety personnel. Scholarship eligibility is limited to high school seniors serving in a Morris County branch of public safety or whose parent is actively serving or retired from a public safety capacity in Morris County.

This year, Rahul Patel of Parsippany High School was chosen.

"These students have shown extraordinary dedication to their studies while balancing their time to serve others in their communities," officials said in a statement. "They were chosen anonymously by members of The 200 Club's Scholarship Committee from a pool of 59 applicants."

Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to help ease their financial burden as they embark on their freshman year of higher education this fall.

This year, The 200 Club of Morris County lost a stalwart past president, Chief Charles F. McCoy (Ret). Thanks to the donations made in his memory The Club, along with The McCoy family, has created an additional scholarship to be awarded to one of these outstanding students who is pursuing a career in law enforcement or a related field.

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