The Jake Panus Scholarship Fund

jake panus

Jake Panus was a member of Southport Congregational Church for seven years. He was an active member of our Church School as a child, and became a Junior Deacon and vital member of our High School Youth Group. Our entire church family is deeply saddened by Jake’s tragic death in an automobile accident on August 9, 2020. The SCC church family is proud to carry on Jake’s love of helping others by establishing The Jake Panus Scholarship Fund.

Red Shirt Table

In the summer of 2019, Jake participated in his first church mission trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota to aid and assist the children of Red Shirt Table. The indelible and powerful experience of connecting and teaching the young children how to read, as well as instructing them on crucial life skills and sharing his boundless energy left Jake yearning to help more. In lieu of flowers, a memorial scholarship fund will be created in Jake’s name to provide post-secondary education financial assistance to the children from Red Shirt Table on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.