03/24/2026
🌿 The Wrendy Marcinik Wellness Scholarship 🌿
This scholarship has been created in honor of Dr. Wrendy Marcinik (1981–2025)—a truly powerful soul whose impact on our community will never be forgotten.
Wrendy was a respected chiropractor, Reiki practitioner, and holistic health advocate serving the Lake of the Ozarks. As the founder of Real Life Chiropractic and Wellness Center and former owner of SQeZ Juice and Health, she dedicated her life to helping others find balance by integrating physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Her work in wellness and frequency medicine created waves of change throughout our community. She had a deep desire for knowledge and an even greater passion for sharing it—helping others grow, heal, and expand in meaningful ways.
To many, she was more than a practitioner. She was a mentor, a guide, a friend, and family.
💚 Before her passing, Wrendy had expressed a desire to create a scholarship fund to support others entering the wellness field. While she did not have the opportunity to bring that vision to life, this scholarship is our way of continuing what she believed in.
Wrendy’s knowledge of her community was instrumental in helping Branches for the Lake develop its Mentorship Program. She had a remarkable ability to recognize where people—especially young people—were struggling and identify gaps in life skills and support.
But she never saw problems as barriers.
She would often say, “That’s fixable—we just need to call a few friends and we can fix that, no problem. Someone in this community can help. What’s next?”
That was Wrendy—solution-driven, connected, and always moving forward.
Her vision was simple but powerful: a community that works together. And those people… were her people.
🌿 In her honor, this scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior who plans to pursue a career in wellness, holistic health, or personal care—fields that focus on helping others heal, grow, and live healthier lives.
Scholarship applications will open on 3/25/2026 and will be DUE 4/25/26. Please visit our website for details:
https://branchesforthelake.org
🤝 If you would like to honor Wrendy’s legacy, donations to the scholarship fund can be made by visiting our website or contacting us directly.
Her light continues through all of us. 💚
