FINANCIAL AID

The Smiling Eyes Scholarship is a financial assistance program designed to assist eligible Walpole families in enrolling their child(ren) in town-sponsored recreation programs.

To be considered, the Smiling Eyes Scholarship Application must be completed by your child’s guidance counselor or school principal. Completed applications will then be submitted to the Recreation Department by the Walpole Public Schools representative. Applications will be confidentially reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Approved individuals will be contacted with further instruction on how to register their child for Recreation programming.

$75 worth of Recreation programming per child, per season

Funding per child shall not exceed $300 per year

One application required for each applicant

Funds expire at the end of each season and do not transfer from season to season

Funding amount is subject to change, based on availability

apply

  1. Download the application

  2. Bring the application to your child’s Guidance Counselor or Principal at least two weeks before registering for programs.

  3. Guidance Counselor or Principal will then complete the application and submit to the Recreation Department for review.

  4. The Recreation Department will contact you with confirmation if you are awarded scholarship funding.

donate

To sustain this excellent program, the Recreation Department relies on financial support from our community partners - local businesses, community service organizations, corporations, and private residents – to help us enroll children for recreation classes and programs.

Individuals or organizations interested in donating to the “Smiling Eyes” Scholarship fund may make checks payable to ‘Town of Walpole’, or donate online by clicking the button at the bottom of the screen.

All mail shall be sent to:

Walpole Recreation

135 School Street

Walpole, MA 02081

Attention: Smiling Eyes

(click above and select the “Donations” tab on the next screen)