Southington Students Receive Main Street Foundation Scholarships

From Main Street Community Foundation: Thirteen Southington residents were among the students who were awarded $184,000 in scholarships from Main Street Community Foundation recently. The 2017 scholarship recipients from Southington are as follows:

Because of 26 Kindness Award Scholarship Fund:

• Emily Gibney Peter and Marjorie Bossi Educational Fund: Kayla Rozanski
• Richard A. DellaVecchia Scholarship Fund: Jesse Rasten
• Olivia Fusco Memorial Art Scholarship Fund: Katerina Belales
• GE’s Industrial Solutions Scholarship Fund: Hannah Jackman
• Thérèse MacCallum "Great Kid" Scholarship Fund: Deep Aluria and McKenna Belury
• Elizabeth I. and Louis J. Matt Medical Scholarship Fund: Laura Furtak
• Robert E. and Angeline P. McCormack Scholarship Fund: Samantha Steeves
• NESMA Scholarship Fund: Ashley Nelson
• AJR Nocera Memorial Fund: Kayla Rozanski
• Southington Observer/StepSaver Scholarship Fund: Rachel Wrinn

Dr. Joan T. Wallace Prize for Highest Achievement in English at Southington High School: Nickolina Doran and Rebecca Lo Presti

Kristen Warner Scholarship Fund: Jesse Rasten

The majority of scholarship grants were awarded during the Community Foundation’s June 13, 2017 Scholarship Reception at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bristol. 240 people attended the ceremony.

“This year’s group of scholarship recipients is very impressive,” says Susan Sadecki, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these students and grateful to the donors whose generosity has made these awards possible for the last 22 years.”

Scholarship grants were awarded from 68 of the 217 named funds administered by the Community Foundation and established by generous local individuals, families and businesses. Although each scholarship has unique criteria, all donors seek to assist students in pursuing their education and achieving their goals and dreams; they have a belief that helping students ease the financial obligations of education is an investment in the future.

All scholarships are awarded through a competitive application process and are available to students at varying levels of their academic careers from the towns of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott as well as other communities. An all volunteer selection committee appointed by the Foundation’s Board of Directors evaluates all applications before recommending recipients.

Image Courtesy of Main Street Foundation